2020 Pandemic Road Trip – Trinidad Lake State Park

2020 Pandemic Road Trip – Trinidad Lake State Park

David worked till the last possible minute and managed to have Blue ready to head out on schedule. We walked in the morning, knowing that our 800 mile, 2-day trip to Trinidad, Colorado would not afford us many opportunities for long walks. We handled last minute chores and were on the road by 10AM… a bit later than planned, but still the same day. We sang ‘On the Road Again’ with Willie Nelson, our traditional heading out on a road trip song, and spirits ran high.

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Masking Through Our Road Trip

 Masking Through Our Road Trip

The price of disposable masks has risen exorbitantly since they came into such great demand. Plus it seems that reusable masks, like ones we could wash then use again, would make much more sense than constantly disposing of them. Yankee parsimonious attitudes die hard. And David’s sister, Mary, brought up a good point: If you feel you need to wear a mask, at least make them fun!

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Gearing Up For a Road Trip

 Gearing Up For a Road Trip

After provisioning Nine of Cups for long passages for so many years, Blue is a dream. We know we’ll have access to stores at least once a week, so it’s not necessary to stow lots of food and supplies. Anything I forget can usually be purchased en route. That said, there’s nothing worse than getting to a campsite and settling in and finding that you’re missing some key item for preparing dinner. Whether it be an ingredient, a cooking utensil or propane for the Coleman stove, it’s a bummer to not have it available.

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