Fall trip

[team bradfield]

Hiking was bad, only covering about 3 miles, 25 mph winds, can't hear each other talk, very uncomfortable

 

[morrik5]

So were you headed to a race in Vegas by any chance?

 

[team bradfield]

So were you headed to a race in Vegas by any chance?

It's next month, we were there for F1 last November, it was a crazy mess, Europeans are very rude

 

[team bradfield]

Grants NM KOA, cable, wifi, cell and satellite, great owners, food onsite, had BB rib dinners last night, $15 a plate, good



Bandera volcano, 1 mile hike, awesome

 

[team bradfield]

Ice cave, always 31 degrees

 

[team bradfield]

Little chill in the air in the mountains

 

[bama_ed]

At 6500 ft above sea level (which Grants, NM is), below freezing now happens at that elevation this time of year.

My corner of NM the last 4 yrs is about the same sea level and also has below freezing temps this week.

In that area, the difference between daily high and low is 35-40F easy. Its about half that where i live.

But you probably have low humidity which helps.

Ed

 

[team bradfield]

At 6500 ft above sea level (which Grants, NM is), below freezing now happens at that elevation this time of year.

My corner of NM the last 4 yrs is about the same sea level and also has below freezing temps this week.

In that area, the difference between daily high and low is 35-40F easy. Its about half that where i live.

But you probably have low humidity which helps.

Ed

Where at in NM Ed? we come to NM every year, son and family in Tucumcari

 

[bama_ed]

Where at in NM Ed? we come to NM every year, son and family in Tucumcari

Cimarron in Colfax County (northeast corner of the state between Raton and Taos) at Philmont Scout Ranch (Boy Scouts High Adventure Camp). Been out there the last 4 years at times most recently this September volunteering for a week on cabin restoration/renewal at 10,000 feet elevation. Did a little side hiking as well. The aspens were changing color then.







Philmont Base Camp is outside Cimarron and is at 6,500 ft and its tallest mountain on the Ranch is at 12,441 ft.

I've never visited Tucumcari. I go to Amarillo then get off I40 and head northwest towards Clayton, NM to get to Philmont. However, in 2021 I did go through there from Amarillo to Santa Fe but I don't remember it.

I love the High Country there.

ED

PS - what I DO remember about that area is that no matter which direction I drove (towing my popup) - north, south, east, or west - it was always INTO THE WIND! And that was in June.

 

[team bradfield]

Dodged the tornados around OKC and Tulsa, they got hit pretty bad, we were in El Reno KOA, just missed us, but 2 days driving in storms is no fun, we are in Joplin MO for 2 nights waiting for the storms to pass, place is empty

 

[team bradfield]

St louis area a mess, flooding, west st louis KOA, lower area flooded yesterday, I 44 closed south of Rolla, we just passed through there yesterday, we planned on merimac caverns, closed due to flooding, was gonna hit the zoo, but many roads closed, gonna call it and head home tomorrow, 58 days, all in all good trip, time to reload the rig for, 1st of Jan,

30 days at margaritaville, 30 at FW, 30 at Sugarloaf Key, 7 back at FW, 20 days at Santa Rosa RV resort, back home in May to welcome new GD currently in the oven

 

[Teamubr]

I'm at the Fort now, but have been watching the StL news. The rains and local river flooding is a seasonal thing, but usually in the spring. Pretty weird for this time of year.

Safe travels back home.

j