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| 8:50pm July 3, 2016 - Hardin |
It was dreary and very rainy the past two days. During that time g and I picked up some final
items for the trip and after church went over to the Farm & Home Store in
Jerseyville. Bill and Patsy were there
and we had a pleasant conversation before we went on for our shopping.
Both of us use a rowing machine, G to strengthen her knees
and I use it to strengthen my core muscles for a problem back, yes, we are
taking it along. The machine weighs
about 50 pounds and folds to a 5’ long package.
We will transport it in the bed of the truck and set it up at the
site. We will fully tarp it and set it
up on an equipment mat when we get to the site.
In the event of rainy weather it can be covered and secured at the RV
site. So, we bought a tarp and more
cording to secure it.
Friday evening we went cycling at Pere Marquette. We successfully did a three mile round trip
on a slightly hilly bike trail. In Chama
the longest ride is 4 miles round trip which is from the RV Park to the grocery
store. A Family Dollar and several
restaurants, including The High Country, are along the route. Terrace Street, NM Route 17, is the main
drag through Chama it is the road has wide shoulders and is dead level for easy
riding; as the name connotes, Terrace Street sets on a level terrace about 20’
above the Railroad Yard.
Speaking of the Railroad yard, the volunteer group, The
Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec, has a web site that has a live feed from the
Chama Yard. Three cameras with two
facing both the north and south and the third overlooking the Depot. Trains depart at 11:00am and arrive at 5:00pm
Central time. Docents, and rookie
students, walk past the depot around 8:45am Central time and if they are
staying at the RV Park you can watch them emerge from the cottonwood grove and
walk the length of the yard to work – Now doesn’t that sound exciting? I will let you know what days I am at school
or working - look for a wave or a short entertainment. Here is the web site Cumbrestoltec.org click
the camera tab on the far right and then the link “Take me to the yard” at the
bottom of the page.
I remember summer as a youth at our small Pennsylvania home
and so often I am reminded of that place by things I see here in Calhoun. Tonight, while walking the dog, I saw a site
that will remind me of home in Hardin for the rest of my years - every bit as
evocative of wonderful memories as those from childhood.
