Tuesday July 12th 2016

It was a nice day with high temperature around 90 degrees. Luckly, it hasn’t gotten humid yet. Tomorrow and Thursday are forecast to be hot and sticky.

I got on the road shortly before 9AM this morning. It was a little later departure than I’d planned. The quiet in the campground continues to allow me to sleep later than planned. I had a busy day planned.

First up, was getting the oil changed in my SUV. The dashboard oil life indicator turned on yesterday afternoon. I don’t usually wait until idiot lights tell me I’m delinquent, but my travel pattern over the last few months has been anything but predictable. I stopped at the oil change chain store I’ve been using for years. The cost was more than $20 less than what I paid in Maryland in April. It was the same chain just a different location and this one seem to do a better job. Getting the oil changed on the road is going to be interesting. The SUV is not a big challenge, but the RV should be interesting. I’d do it my self, but most campgrounds frown on such activities.

Pile of junk in the corner of the basement.

The big activity at the house was the arrival of the two guys from 1-800 Got Junk. They arrived in the scheduled window, took a look at my pile of junk and the washer and dryer and proclaimed it two thirds of a truck full. That set the cost which I agreed to pay. About an hour later they had removed all of stuff.

Corner of the basement after the junk was removed.

Getting the old washer and dryer out of the basement was a real challenge. My bulkhead stairs are very steep and the washer was very heavy. They almost dropped it twice. The second time it came apart. It made it into the backyard as two pieces.

Back at the campground this evening, I took my walk around to check things out. The campground is almost full tonight. There doesn’t seem to be any pattern to what nights during the week the park will be full or empty. Arizona and British Columbia hold the record for distance traveled tonight.

Last campfire of my stay in Littleton.

Beetle came to visit. Note the size relative to the pine needles.

I had a campfire for a couple of hours this evening. This finished up the scrap wood from the house. During the campfire I had a visit from a rather large beetle.  The darn thing crawled right between me and the fire ring.  It’s one of the little things that keep me entertained. It must be an inner child thing.