Author: Laura

Sorry about not being more faithful with this blog. We’ve not done much outside of the usual cooking, laundry, walking, and going to the store. Yesterday we intended to stay around camp, but the canopy tent we bought at Walmart that I deemed questionable the day before ended up very contaminated. The losses were minimal:…

Sorry I didn’t get anything posted the past few days. I got locked out and didn’t feel like figuring out how to change my password in the midst of all the other changes going on. We’re finally settled and able to catch up. This was written over two days and I didn’t go back to…

We decided that one of the things we wanted to do while we were back in Albuquerque was to shop for a truck. Our experience with the Amazon package contaminating everything made it more obvious that a truck could be a really great option. We also wanted to get a truck because we can get…

Yesterday we got some packages from Amazon thinking we would make our lives easier, but it’s not at all what happened. Instead we got packages from Amazon that were contaminated with toxins that made us violently ill. The BLM (bureau of land management) land that we were so excited about that we had scoped out…

Great news! We went exploring today and found a new place to stay. It’s on BLM land so we can stay up to 14 days. It’s lots warmer around 2500 feet lower! The car said 87 today as we were driving around. I got all the laundry done so we’re ready to pack up camp,…

Sorry for the lack of updates. Saturday we started developing sensitivities to the trees in our forest. Sunday we went to Espanola to get supplies and to check out a new area. We drove through a small town and made the mistake of driving through a trailer park. My body crashed and burned and I’ve…

It’s a good thing I had my hair cut before we left. If I hadn’t, I’m confident I’d have dreads by now. The last time I remember combing my hair with at least five days ago. ? I’m pretty sure Wesley has done about the same. He pulled his hoodie hood off this morning and…

I must say adding sleeping bags to the blankets and sheets made for a MUCH nicer night’s sleep. This morning I woke up warm and was very unmotivated to get out of bed. The key once you’re up is to get moving. Collecting firewood is my exercise of choice. I hauled a bunch up to…

Today was a whirlwind day. We got up earlier today and got right to moving bc it was cold! The Weather app said 45° at the nearest town 2000 feet lower in elevation so it was probably closer to 38°. Wesley started on breakfast and I started searching for firewood. I found a bunch down…

Sad story. Our hotel room went bad yesterday. We did our best to make it work, but we’re going to have to switch rooms today. My cousin Patti lives in Albuquerque and we went over and did a bunch of laundry at their house yesterday which was a huge blessing. We were able to have…