I was in Colorado for two weeks, working around The Lot and riding my ATV on new trails. A few repairs to The Box were undertaken, one successful, the other not.
I will cover these events through this and the next few posts, starting with a few around-the-lot photos and an ATV trip to Hermits Pass. There will be many images!
There were a few repairs I had to make to The Box: Replace the A/C cover and repair the refrigerator. The old A/C cover had been damaged in a hail storm last year, and I had found a replacement on-line. That chore went fairly well, but I do not relish working on top of the RV.
A second chore involved the refrigerator. Last fall it would work on electrical power but not on LP gas. Research indicated the gas burner was not lighting for some reason. I had purchased a new “flame tube” (which is what manufacturer Norcold calls the burner) and a new igniter. With these parts installed the refrigerator ran on LP, a great relief for me as I had not wanted to be running the generator on and off to keep my food cold.
Unfortunately, during a heave rain storm I found I have a leak somewhere in the roof. This I tried to fix with a can of FlexSeal, but I must have missed a spot as a second storm showed me a leak was still present. I pulled a tarp over the front half of the trailer before I left, but it looks like the next trip out will have to include a new roof sealing kit. Look at the top of The Box and you will see the blue tarp.
Other work around the lot included cutting some brush and a few dead trees. The ATV was pressed into service to haul salvageable trees to my stack of logs to be cut into firewood at some future date.
With nighttime temps in the upper 40s and daytime temps in the upper 60s to low 70s, I was quite comfortable. Humidity ranged from 17 to about 40 percent. I spent time under my canopy, sitting at my table with chairs enhanced with some red cushions I had brought along. (ATV is under the black cover.)
The first few days I was in Colorado were spent with a couple friends based out of Westcliffe, SE of Salida. While they did Saturday and Sunday rides on their motorcycles I took off to ride trails with my ATV. One of these trails was to the top of Hermits Pass, elevation 13,037 feet.
This trail was originally a supply route between the San Louis Valley and the Wet Mountain Valley. There are no mines or any sign of human activity along the way. I did see lakes, flowers, butterflies, and marmots.
The trail was rough and rocky but not technically challenging. I was fortunate to have good weather for this scenic trip as you can see in the following photos.
While the trail was rough it was a good outing and I was pleased to have made the trip. Later that evening my friends and I had a dinner of barbequed chicken, veggies, and good companionship. It was a very good day.
In my next post I will document my trip to Rainbow Lake and the Cloverdale Mine plus an excursion from Pitkin to Tin Cup.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
There is no Pam’s Penny this time around.
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