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Abilene State Park
The ride home was 9.5 hours, no fun, so we found a full hookup site at Abilene State Park, and here we are. It was 7.5 hours to get here through some really desolate country, I mean, dust was in the forecast for crying out loud. It was a nice drive, we actually didn’t listen…
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White Sands National Park
We made the trip over the mountains to see White Sands National Park, it’s an amazing site to behold. We were running on pure adrenaline and exhaustion set in early in the evening. After checking the weather, it became apparent that we have to head home because it’s dropping into the teens here in Texas.…
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Carlsbad Caverns
We policed up camp and had to fuel up and get a refill on a propane tank and then it was off to the caverns. It was amazing to see again after 45 years. Sandy and I got separated walking around but it still was neat to see. We’re going to White Sands National Park…
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Camp Established at Chosa Campground
It was a bit harrowing with the wind, but we made it to Carlsbad and set up camp at the Chosa BLM site. We took the back corner and are running the generator. The wind is unreal. It pushed the trailer around something fierce all the way here, and it was so bad it was…
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High Wind Warnings
In keeping an observant eye on the weather, we’re in for a high wind warning tomorrow until 9 pm, so it’s completely within our travel window. I’ll put the stabilizer bars on before we leave out, and we’ll be filled to the gills with water for boondocking, which will keep the trailer bottom heavy. The…
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BLM Camping Next Two Days
We’ll be leaving the comforts of water and power with a dump station in sight for boon-docking at a Bureau of Land Management site a stones throw from Carlsbad caverns. Either Sunset Reef Campground or Chosa Campground but neither have power or water. So this is where the battery upgrade and solar capabilities come into…
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Lake Colorado City State Park
The first leg or journey takes us about 4 hours west on interstate 20 to Lake Colorado City State Park. Quaint little place in the middle of nowhere. There are 3.1 miles of trails, which we’ll hit tomorrow. We biked almost the entire park when we got here. It was about 6 miles. Mac-n-cheese for…
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Ready to Hit the Road Again
I got the controller wired in today. Mounted the new showerhead. Fixed the closet door with 3 inch screws. Validated that the kitchen sink is not going to fall through. Fixed a vent duct that I did not know was broke. And I validated that I’m not reducing the noise on the pump before we…
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New Battery Wired In
I’ve got the new battery wired in and I have run the wires that I’ll need to patch in the solar charge controller. Why do I need that? Good question, from my understanding, the current/voltage coming in from the solar panel is kind of all over the place and the controller sets things right to…
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New Battery & Box Mounted
I have a slight issue with the positive cable but for all intents and purposes, the battery and box have been mounted and are ready to roll. Will wire in the solar controller and finish up the wiring tomorrow so we’re ready to roll on the next camping adventure on Saturday.