This has been one long winter for us. It's been 12 years since we wintered here and quite frankly, we had become acclimated to the milder weather of the south. But, due to events beyond our control and after the very long and stressful 11 months since we arrived back here, we have been so looking forward to this. We were rewarded with over 160" of snow.
We endured a long, snowy winter: Barb's kidney stones and torn rotator cuff, my failed root canal, dealing with storm issues at our property in Texas, along with anything and everything Mother Nature has been saving up for us. I fell on the icy driveway enough times to last me a lifetime. This was supposed to be the 1st trip towing with our new truck. This included setting up the on-board computer to sync with the trailer.
We got the RV positioned back by the house, de-winterized, and prepped for travel. We did have to flush the old Honda Generator gas out and refill with fresh. There are several State Forest Campgrounds within 45 minutes of us, all of which are open year around. This, of course is very weather dependent. It is only mid-April and there can be plenty of snow left depending on where you are.
This was to be a short boondocking trip; 4-5 days at best. However, Mother Nature wasn't quite done with us just yet. Nearly record rains along with a healthy melting snowpack put a HUGE NO to our plans. All local rivers and streams were overflowing as well as significant road damage in several areas. Our plans were put on hold.
Another setback, but we'll survive. We have already readjusted our plans and will hit the road again in a couple of weeks.
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