Off We Go…

...Off on a Wild Blue Wander

It’s that time again. I miss those deep blue skies I seem to see only in the western part of the United States, and I feel a need for a bit of an adventure.

Time to escape the north for a few weeks, and hope that when we return, spring will be resplendent in its full regalia. We’re packing our trailer for two–a cute little teardrop about the size of a decent closet–and we’re heading south until we reach Texas. Then we’ll turn west and drive until we find Arizona. I’ve just gotten an update from the Phoenix area–the temps  hit 90˚F yesterday and the thermometer in the pool now reads 72.1˚. Considering that a few days ago, when I dressed to go outside for a couple of hours, I wore a turtleneck, a sweater, jeans, and a parka and boots, those temps sound idyllic. Swimwear is near the top of my packing list!

The house-sitters (doubling as cat-sitters for Jazz) have even agreed to do a bit of home maintenance while we’re gone, so we will return to a house with a no-longer-dripping kitchen faucet and a freshly turned garden. How perfect is that!

We’ll be winding our way through the Missouri Ozarks, across Oklahoma, into the canyons of the panhandle of Texas and up the peaks in the Guadalupe Mountains. There’s also plans for a stop at Carlsbad Caverns, then across New Mexico and finally into Arizona with visits in Sedona, Phoenix, and Tucson (and the nearby National Parks) before turning around and heading back to our starting point.

Except for the week we are in Arizona, I think our Internet access is going to be tentative, to say the least. I’ll post a travel photo when I can, but I won’t be hanging around the computer too much.

I cleaned my camera and lenses, and everything will soon be neatly packed.  My itchy shutter finger will finally get plenty of photo opportunities that do NOT include snow and mud.  (I’m crossing my fingers on that one!)