My snowshoes would have been more useful here than my shorts!
Here in the mountains of southern New Mexico, snow is not unusual given we are at 6800ft elevation but this year there has been an unusual amount of snow and cold weather. Even southern California experienced a snowstorm.
The forecast is for warmer weather and the days are quite warm and sunny.
This area is well known for the Gila Cave dwellings, just about 4 miles drive from here then another mile on the trail up to the cliffs.
I plan to leave here Jan 7 to drive the steep windy road to Silver City, about 40 mi south west of here and takes about
1 1/2 hrs to drive. That plan will change if the road isn't clear.
In the city, I will get my RV serviced and checked then continue west to Tuscon, Arizona and warmer weather. After that, probably head to California.
I'm loving the freedom of just going where each day leads me.
Staying here in the mountains has been a different type of experience, having so much time to myself ( except for their cat Callie who has become a good friend) in the stillness with no TV or internet (I walk over to my friends' place for that as well as being invited to have dinner with them).
Sometimes it's uncomfortable to have so much stillness yet, overall it's been fascinating. I noticed I'm becoming much more accepting of whatever the day brings and more relaxed about life in general.
( Deng Ming-Dao )
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