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Took a ride over to another so-called horse camp just up the road at the Lahontan State Recreation Area, but it was little more than an open parking lot next to a vault toilet with some corrals built behind it. Because it’s right next to the Carson River, I thought it would be an alternative place to try, particularly since they’re kicking us out of the Scout Camp on Sunday for a group that’s coming in on Tuesday (go figure). Anyway, we decided this was not a viable option, because the river is dry and the nearest water would be Buckland Station again, and that’s quite a ways off from there. I started calling around again, and fortunately finally got someone from Washoe Lake State Park who knew what was going on. I had previously called there and had been told that the only overnight horse facilities they had was the group area, and that we would be charged the group rate of $50 no matter that it is just the two of us. This new person, who sounded more like she knew what she was talking about, said they do have an area for single campers at the regular camping fee of $17/night. Finally, an option that will work out well! Lake Washoe has some nice trails throughout, and we could get in several days of riding, depending on how long we decide to stay. We need to stay at least through Tuesday, because that’s when our first shipment of parts comes in to the RV dealer in Carson City, though I just learned our second item wasn’t in stock and will be another week in coming. We were considering skipping it altogether and having them ship the parts later when we settled down, but now we have a place to stay, who knows? We may decide to stay the extra week.

Woke up to find a ranger writing up pay envelopes for both vehicles, had a long discussion with him about it, before he agreed to take my issue (of paying for a full second vehicle) to his boss, who was the one that told me “tow” vehicles didn’t have to pay a fee. Anyway, he did tell me that there was water at Buckland station, which is just over the bridge on the main road, barely a mile away, rather than going all the way into the park to the dump station, so after breakfast, Hubby took the horse trailer and the two portable rain barrels to fill those up, while I spent the day working on the computer and doing paperwork. I have 4 bars of 4G on my phone, but it’s still dropping calls on me for some reason. Internet’s working fine, though, so I got some work done. Had another pleasant evening, looking forward to our ride tomorrow, and finally achieving our goal of having ridden in all 50 states!!

After the constant rain over the weekend, the spigot nearest to us was working well today, so I put a long hose on it and managed to get almost ¾ of a tank of fresh water, which I promptly used to do four loads of laundry under a very breezy, sunny, quick drying day. Eventually the hose didn’t have enough pressure to fill up the tank, but at least I managed to get the job done! Hubby, meanwhile, ran down into town for gas and groceries to keep us going for the rest of the week, and to reconnoiter our exit route for whenever we leave. It’s forecast to be quite chilly until Thursday, then warming up nicely for the weekend, so we’re considering staying until next Monday, since we have all that we need here, and it’s free, and the only downside has been the very cold nights, with even a freeze warning for the next few nights. Just need to bundle up and keep warm!

It rained all night, we had buckets of water, and even the rain barrel had a lot of water in it, though not as much as I thought it would, probably because it has a leak in it somewhere, another job for Hubby to look at when he has some time and energy. We’re both feeling a lot more rested, finally, and we haven’t seen a soul up here since the first day! Very quiet here, just what we need for recharge out batteries. Had to do a water run, but before I did, I checked the spigot that was closest to us, and YEAH, it worked! Instead of having to run the trailer around, filling the rain barrel, then sump pumping it into the RV, all I had to do was string out enough hose (which, fortunately, we had) to reach from the spigot to the RV. Yeah! That means I can get some laundry done, as the forecast is sunny for the rest of the week. Hubby will have to run down to Cedarville tomorrow for more gas for the generator, but we’ve now solved all our problems, and I’m starting to really like this place. Won’t be much dust after all the rain, so now I’m looking forward to riding here, too, maybe later in the week when it warms up. That’s the only drawback here at this time of the year, it’s a bit chilly, in the low 40’s, even upper 30’s during the night, while it’s 10 degrees warmer in the valley. No worries, though, we’re keeping warm, and the forecast is for upper 60’s later in the week. Not sure how long we’ll be staying, depend on the progress of the weather. Don’t want to miss our window going south, as we do need to spend some time in the Reno area, getting mail and getting the van fixed, if possible.

Indeed, it rained last night, and most of the day today, so we had several full buckets, though my rain barrel got turned over in the wind. We decided to make it a rainy movie day, since we recorded a whole lot of stuff and just haven’t been able to run them down very much, particularly with all the new series stuff we’re watching. Great, relaxing day, and my back is feeling much better, thank you.

Woke up with tremendous back pain, proving I was right that I wrenched my back yesterday. Took some ibuprofen and relaxed in my recliner most of the day to rest it. Hubby, thankfully, was feeling well enough to do my chores, with all his recent injuries in abatement, yeah! Expecting some rain tonight, so we put out all the buckets and rain barrels under the gutters on the RV, with a bit of luck, it will save us from having to do the water run for an extra day or two.

Another day of rest and computer work. When we fed the horses in the evening, I tried to carry an extra heavy hay bag, and I have the feeling it’s going to become a problem, but you know how that goes… I think it might hurt tomorrow, but we’ll see.