we returned to our general area, but went back further up the road this time ... the new campsite is only a quarter-mile further, or so, but we gained some great panoramic views, and lost what road noise we had below ... we placed the trailer out on a little 'point' of ground, that guarantees no new neighbors can camp right on top of us (one of my many pet peeves), plus, we have our own little 'canyon' right behind us ... very nice desert views in all directions, something I was missing at the last camp ...
I'll try to take some nice photos of our surroundings in the next few days ... today and tomorrow we are having strong winds all over the southwest, supposedly ... it blew all night long, quit early this morning for a couple hours, and is just now starting up again ... this new campsite is also gravely, and not sandy, so the winds aren't that bothersome ... no sand, no dust, no problem ...
whenever I move or setup camp, I'm pretty stoved-up for a day or two, afterwards ... I always overdo it, and move way too fast, resulting in too many aches and pains ... it's primarily from lifting my heavy generator in & out of the van ... boy, I wish I could afford a little 1000-watt Honda generator ... plenty of power for what I do, and they're LIGHT ! and easy to move around ... someday ...
this move was no exception, as soon as I finished setting up camp, I hurt all over, and I mean hurt BAD ... I took 4 Ibuprofens, sat down, and turned on the computer ...
DISASTER ! ... I had almost zero internet strength, I was so bummed out ... I didn't even have enough signal to log in and connect ...
just like when I was camped out on the east side of Parker, I went from a very strong signal, to zero signal, in the space of a couple hundred yards ... the antennas on top of the mountain visible from my camp, are evidently directional, to some extent ... or, possibly, - the news the last couple days has talked about Verizon's new 4G network crashing ... my equipment is still 3G, but, I wondered if these outages couldn't affect me, too ...
if not, I was going to have to move camp all over again, and I was so sore I couldn't even walk too good ... plus, the move would have to be done in time for me to follow the Bears/Packers game on Christmas evening, not to mention paying bills the first of every month ...
I took 4 more Ibuprofens, and went to bed ... this morning, I feel much better, and was real happy to see my Verizon cellular internet is once again strong, pegging out the bandwidth meter ... thank you, Lord ! ... I hate to admit how much I depend on the computer, but I do ... besides paying my bills, etc., with online banking, the internet is also my 'telephone', too ... my electronic 'window to the world', and all that ...
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| camped at our new location - motorhome in distance is our closest neighbor ... |
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| handheld shot, no color correction, etc. - that's what it looks like ! |
2 comments:
Hope your staying warm! It's still so cold out!!
thank you for your kind thoughts ! ... yes, we're holding our own in these temps ... it's only about 5 degrees below normal, best as we can see ... so far, the coldest we are having, are Lows in the upper 30s, and Highs only about 62, or so ... but, starting the 28th, we are supposed to be back up into the normal 40s-70s, again ... Sybil has been sleeping inside, but I think she is probably warmer, when in her doghouse - it seems quite warm in there, we may have to trade bedrooms ! ;)
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