Last week I was in Colorado, taking in some fall colors and winterizing The Box. I had some good times and a few problems. I took the long way home through Kansas to pick up a part. Here are the details.
I travel to Colorado about this time each year to winterize The Box. This year I was a bit later in the fall than normal, as Colorado is experiencing a much warmer than normal spell of weather.
The peak of “color” had passed by the time I arrived but there were still patches of vivid golds and reds. A few photos are in order:
Our Owner’s Association put up a new sign:
Here is a shot of The Box with the awning extended over my new-this-year table and the ATV.
I did run into a few problems. The refrigerator quit working on LP, meaning I had to run the generator often to keep the fridge cold. (Later I was told there may be a blockage that is keeping the burner from lighting. I will have to check this on my next trip.) Then the generator began “surging,” an indication the carburetor needs to be cleaned. I do have a second generator, larger than the one I normally run, so I put that one in service. (The second unit is large enough to handle the “honey wagon” pump system. It is louder and takes more gas than the small inverter unit I normally run.) I brought the small generator home and will work on it before my first trip back to Colorado in 2025.
I didn’t do a lot of riding on the ATV this time, but did work on a few projects around The Lot. The first was to take down the dog run fencing. We have not used the dog run in several years, and wild animals were getting trapped inside and breaking the fence trying to get out, even though the gate is tied open. The result was a pair of rolls of wire and more than 40 “staples” that were used to secure the bottom of the fencing to the ground.
Another task involved the roof-mounted A/C unit’s shroud, damaged in a hail storm. I had been covering it with a tarp but needed to get the information needed to replace it.
Coleman is the manufacturer, and Mach is the model. I had been in contact with a person on FaceBook Marketplace who said he had some shrouds available, and he confirmed he had a replacement for this one. I returned home through Kansas, picking up the used shroud in Ottawa, south of Lawrence. My next trip to The Lot will include a project to replace the damaged cover.
Pam sometimes ask me how I eat when cooking for myself. I do OK; here is a shot of one of my ham-and-egg breakfasts:
Finally, a couple photos taken during my outings, both from the truck and from the ATV. A couple of these are a bit strange.
This log cabin was a “soddie” with a sod roof, one of the few I have seen in Colorado. The covering, which can be viewed from the back side of the cabin, was about a foot thick with quite a bit of grass on it.
Colorado has many roaming wild horses, and some have – apparently – learned that car drivers and passengers can offer treats from time to time.
Finally, have you ever wondered what an immature pine cone looks like? Here is one just beginning to form on one of the trees at The Lot.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Penny
I finished painting the flooring on the north wrap-around porch. Although some porch spindles and spots need touch up overall, my portion of the porch refresh project is pretty much wrapping up for the season. June – October, I guess I wasn’t in any great hurry. Isn’t a relaxed retirement wonderful?
Happy Trails.