Tuesday, December 3, 2024 – Ranger RideAlong, Yardwork and TOG Meeting

Hey Darlin'!
Another lovely flannel night and chilly morning, though it didn't feel as bad as I thought it would. A couple of guys from the trailer place came by to double check on a measurement for the axles that I thought were already ordered. Guess they're not, but they're getting close. I was going to move my truck for them in case they had to get a jack out (which they didn't), but my truck wouldn't start. Ended up putting the charger on it for the day. I'm afraid new batteries are in order, mine are over five years old now, and they've been getting sluggish for awhile now. Just as I was finishing breakfast, Ranger Rick came by, which was unexpected because they were doing some prescribed burns today and he thought he was going to have to be on those, but evidently they gave him a reprieve, so instead, I joined him and we went out to check the trails at Apex for an event going on this weekend. Turned out the trails being used were all in good shape, and the only issues were two downed trees we tried but couldn't reach by truck, so Rick brought me back to camp, then went off to get a tractor to move the trees. I discovered I could drop pins on the Avenza app, so I did that for him on his phone so he knew where to find them. Back at camp, I did some more yard work, which included a little bit of a bonfire to get rid of a pile of windrow leftover from when they cleared the site for the camp host. That didn't take long. Then I spent some time in the afternoon researching more pack trips (hopefully, my adventure for next year!), and also some world cruises for when I'm much older and less mobile. Eventually I headed over to Willards for our first Taste of Goethe meeting (not to mention, Taco Tuesday, except they had run out of tacos by the time we got there 🙁 ), before getting back to camp around 8:30. Too late to do much but finish my diary entry, my chai tea, take my shower and go to bed with a new Mercy Kilpatrick novel! Good night, baby! Love you!