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Borrego Springs, CA

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Working on a plan

I found it hard to believe that I had 29 visitors this morning!  Wow!  That’s quite a few people out here in the middle of the high desert of Oregon on a Tuesday morning in September.  I was busy enough that I couldn’t call the fix it place in Idaho until after lunch, but I’m all set up to get the levelers fixed next Tuesday.  At first the service department asked me to bring the rig in on Monday, and leave it for three days.  After I told them that I lived in it, they revised their plans and told me to come in on Tuesday.  I asked if I could pull in on Monday and stay in their parking lot for the night, and they said they had several spots for that with electrical hookups.  Alrighty then, I’ll be there fairly early on Monday since the sites are first come, first served.  :)  I haven’t decided yet if I’ll leave Malheur on Sunday or Monday.  We’ll see what the weather forecast is before I decide.

In the meantime, I’ve been trying to decide what route I’ll take from Boise to Houston.  It could be anywhere from 2500-3000 miles to get there depending on which way I go.  I put it on the GPS, and it routed me through Wyoming and Nebraska, but I’m thinking I might like to go through Nevada so I could maybe still stop at Death Valley NP on the way.  The GPS kept me on a lot of Interstates, but I’m wondering how US 95 or US93 might be through Nevada instead.  Have any of you traveled those roads?
_MG_5543I didn’t have very many opportunities to get out of the VC for photos today, but I had a few.  The resident fawn has just about lost it’s spots, and I’m wondering if maybe it is a male since I can sort of see those buttons on it’s forehead.?
_MG_5553I did get another chance at a pic of the black-throated gray warbler today in a more natural setting than the plant cage of  yesterday.  Man, those little warblers barely sit still for a second!
_MG_5568The white-crowned sparrows have arrived from the North, and really take advantage of the seeds from the bird feeder that get spilled on the ground.
_MG_5567I’m still filling the bird baths daily, and this robin stopped by for a dunk.  I haven’t filled the hummingbird feeders this week since they all seem to have headed for warmer climes. 

I’ve got one last day to work the VC tomorrow, and then I’ll have a couple of free days to explore and get things packed up.  I may try to do the Steen Mountain drive and hit the farmer’s market for one last haul of home grown tomatoes.  :)
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Thanks for stopping by….talk to you later,  Judy

9 comments:

  1. Judy, thanks for your post on my blog. Hey, we plan to go to the farmers market here tomorrow for Dave's "tomato fix" and whatever else looks yummy! Enjoy your free days before you hit the road! Hugs to Emma!

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  2. We drove across Nevada going from Tahoe to Salt Lake city one year. It was a long drive thru NOTHING! Don't know how it will be going South.

    I remember seeing a RV park in Elko and saying to Craig something like "can you imagine spending any time here?" Of course it was January. we were on a ski trip.

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  3. Good luck next Tuesday with the repairs. I'm sure it will go well and you'll be on your way to the big old state of Texas before you know it.

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  4. Have fun on your free days, I know you are looking forward to moving on. Be safe out there and give Emma a hug for us. Sam & Donna.

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  5. Judy - last May we made the drive up from AZ to Death Valley through southern NV and then we drove the backroads of NV up to Carson City to see Tahoe and then into CA. It was a wonderful trip. We had great roads. And Death Valley is one of my favorite places ever. I can hardly wait to go back again. It is gorgeous.

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  6. Those two roads we have traveled through NV--the roads are fine for travel but very remote--long distances between anything. And when you get to the "anything" it isn't much!

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  7. Love the pictures of the sparrow and the robin. Good luck with getting your RV fixed.

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  8. Looking forward to seeing your pictures of Texas!

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  9. Hopefully your leveler problem will be as simple as a blown fuse or a solonoid switch like we are having replaced this week. Switch is about $45 I think. The fellow showed me the old switch out of our coach today & said to get in the habit of activating the levelers if the coach isn't being used. He showed me the corrosion inside the switch from the switch not being operated. Points have to make electrical contact & if the levelers are not used, those points become corroded.....

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