Looking back over the last Year

Summary

It's been a heck of a year.  Some good, some bad.  I learned a lot, saw a lot of Arizona, and have become a lot more comfortable on the road.  The kind of daily flow, when to move, how to figure out where to go next, how to assess a camping spot for my preferences. 

Details

next week will be the 1st anniversary of my first night spent in my trailer.  That was at the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous (RTR) which is a get together, sponsored by Bob Wells. 

I've seen a lot of AZ over this last year.  I will freely admit, I stayed in my friend's 5th wheel for 6 months while I attempted to work on my cargo trailer.  Then I hit the road again around mid-August or so.

I've lost my dog Taz, who I was really close to .  I spent 12 hours in the El Paso County jail for forgetting to pay a leash-law violation ticket.   This got a bench warrant issued, which caused a couple of cops to come and take me into custody.

I got a ticket from a forest service ranger in Pike National Forest for overstaying the 14-day limit.  The 14-day limit is pretty standard among lands owned by the federal government.
That cost $104... I paid it.  After staying at the jailhouse, I wasn't taking anymore chances.

I got kicked out of San Isabel National Forest, mainly because (In my opinion) I look like trailer trash.  I don't fit into some rangers view of what an RV'er should look like.  I'm just poor white trash.

On the other hand, I've gotten to see a lot of places I've never seen.  I've experienced a kind of freedom most people only dream about.  I'm doing what I moved to Colorado to do.  See the West.   So far, I've mostly seen Arizona.  But that's ok, there's a lot to see here.  My experiences on the road have toughened me up, I think.  These are the kinds of experiences that my mind was made for ... how to find water, propane, a spot to camp, remembering where certain things are in towns I've been in before.


So, it is traditional when doing a summary of the following year, to do an assessment of goals for this coming year

• Continue to simplify and possibly move into more primitive camping experiences. 
• See more states 
• Work on archery, music, fly-fishing, HAM radio , etc... 
• reorganize the trailer again!  :)