The Snow Is Gone

Proctor, Texas

Weather: low 25 degrees, high 48 degrees, clear skies

Most of the snow from yesterday's snow fall has melted. Darn it! It was nice while it lasted.

We expect to be back in Bay City on Friday or Saturday, so I called the place where we usually stay to make sure they had a space for us. They did, and reserved the space we usually get. We'll still be by the railroad tracks, but we'll persevere for the time we're there. The trains bother us when we first get there, but eventually we manage to get used to them. So used to them that we automatically turn the TV volume up when a train passes by, then turn it down when the train is gone. When I'm working, there's one that goes by about the time I have to get up to get ready for work. If the clock doesn't alarm, the train will wake me.

I went for a long walk today, trying to make up at least a little bit for not getting any exercise yesterday when the weather was so cold and snowy. As bad as the weather was yesterday, today's was the opposite. Clear skies, hardly any breeze, sun shining, not bad. I can remember times in Texas when the temperatures in Texas were already reaching the 80s at this time of the year. It wouldn't bother us if it stayed cool for awhile longer, because once it does get hot here, it'll last a long time.

We've been fortunate enough to be able to travel a lot since we started this RV lifestyle. When we're remembering places we have been in our travels, one place that always stands out in my memory (along with Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana....) is the Painted Desert in Arizona. This place has very little vegetation in it, but the colors are unreal.



Carolyn doesn't have the same fascination for the desert as I do. Still, she understands why I like it, and there are some things she does like about it. Like these beautiful scenes.



When we visited the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest, the wind was blowing about 50 mph, which made it hard to walk, much less take pictures. After we were finished touring the Forest and Desert, we were forced to stay where we were in the RV because of high winds and dust storms. Dust got inside the RV despite our best efforts to keep it out. Before we left the area, I had to clean the dust out of the RV seals so we could close the slide-outs.

While we were in the area of the Painted Desert, we visited Winslow. Remember The Eagles song about standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona?

Ahhh, memories. They'll help sustain us while I'm taking care of my commitment at the nuclear plant for the next 6-8 weeks. Then we'll be back on the road making more memories.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Winslow, Arizona: A Great Place To Visit, A Great Place To Live

Not all who wander are lost.