Grand Mesa, CO

Ken, Faye, Dave, Bev and I drove up over Grand Mesa (the world’s largest flat-top mountain with over 300 lakes sprawled across 500 square miles) to have lunch at the Wagon Wheel...

Great food with great friends

It has been a while since I have seen temperatures this low

Ice Maker Repair

A couple days ago, the plastic tube that supplies water to the Norcold ice maker developed a pinhole leak. I tried covering it with electrical tape to no avail. Fortunately, there was a valve that allowed me to turn off the water so I could continue to use the refrigerator.

Today, I took the tube to a RV dealer and was told it would take 2-3 weeks for the parts and the shipping cost alone would be $23.50. Much to my surprise and delight, I was able to find everything I needed to fix the problem at the local Ace Hardware for $1.12. Once I had the right parts, the repair was quick and easy. I am now back to making ice just in case I need to rehydrate with a little Wild Turkey American Honey Bourbon.

Montrose, CO

Arrived safe and sound in Montrose without the engine light coming back on 😀. My favorite party animals, Ken & Faye, are out painting the town red tonight which is a good thing as it is going to be a race between me and the chickens to see who turns in first.

FYI - On Sundays Rib City offers a full rack of some of the best ribs I have ever eaten along with two sides for only $14.99. If you still have room for dessert, I highly recommend the key lime pie 😈.

Gallup, NM

I am in Gallup, New Mexico working my way to Montrose, Colorado. I did not intend to leave the Arizonian this early but the park had another power outage and you do not want to be in southern Arizona this time of year without air conditioning.

Yesterday, out in the middle of nowhere, the RV's engine light came on. Not knowing what the problem might be made for an anxious drive into Gallup. The good news is I was able to get an appointment for this morning at a diesel repair shop less than a mile from where I am staying. 

According to the mechanic, the "engine light was caused by an inactive code and had a count of 1 (first time recorded), cleared code and ran regen; completed regen and no codes retained". Although I am delighted I can continue my journey, I am a little concerned that he could not explain what caused the malfunction. I'll just have to hope for the best. While waiting for the RV to be repaired, I used my pocket knife to do some wood carving...

PS - if you like Native American jewelry and trains, Gallup is your kind of town.

Storm Damage

Last night about 10:00 p.m. a severe thunderstorm with high winds rolled through the park damaging several park models and knocking out power. I was fortunate that my property was not damaged but my friends, Keith & Jayne, were not so lucky...

The worst part of the storm for me is the loss of electricity. Salt River Power estimates that our power may not be restored until 8:00 p.m. this evening. The forecast is for a high temperature today of 108 F so I will be firing up the generator in the RV &/or going to the mall.

Update: It occurred to me that I had a 6,000 BTU window air conditioner stored in the RV, so I dragged it out, hooked it up to my Honda 2000 generator and now have some cool air for the park model. It will not cool the entire unit but may be enough to keep me somewhat comfortable in the living area.