{"id":23393,"date":"2026-11-13T22:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T04:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=23393"},"modified":"2026-11-13T22:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T04:31:40","slug":"back-to-del-norte-11-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2026\/11\/back-to-del-norte-11-13-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Del Norte: 11\/13\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was paid in Colorado City until Sunday 11\/15\/2026, but weather changed my plans. Rain and mountain snow for 11\/14\/2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to drive back over La Veta pass on dry roads without any residual snow or ice. So … leaving Colorado City today … BUT, I needed to wait for a package delivery so a bit of a late takeoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I filled propane at the campground and as that finished, USPS showed up with my package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AND when I went to pay for propane, I was told that they would refund me for 2 nights. I hadn’t asked knowing there was a “no refund” policy. But WOW, how nice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was on my way about 1:30 p.m. Emmett and I had taken 3 walks prior to leaving, but I knew of a nice park just before starting up the pass and we stopped for a long sniff and walkabout …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The drive over the pass was uneventful … dry roads, a smidgen of snow on the nearby ground at the summit. Tomorrow might be a very different story!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The past week I ordered seafood and some frozen berries from my favorite Northwest source. And as I planned on stopping at a meat market deemed 1 of the top 10 in Colorado … in Alamosa … I had fired up my EcoFlow Glacier Freezer which rides in a basement storage bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the meat market stop, I am carrying salmon, cod, scallops, organic berries, chicken, ribeye and ground beef. These bulk orders purchased at a cost savings should do me for some time! Inside, I am full of wheat berries, dried beans and a few items that allow me to prepare LOTS of varied meals for a long time. I should only need to buy fresh produce, dairy and eggs for the next few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So … after leaving late, I just managed to arrive at the RV park 20 minutes before the office closed. I picked up some packages that had arrived sub-flood, checked in and paid for a month and then drove over to the nursing home to let my folks know that I was back … then to the grocery for some produce and THEN back to the RV park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this writing: 9:21 p.m. on 11\/13\/2026, I am hooked up to power, packages opened and stored, supper had, Emmett walked, Emmett and Oscar fed … I am pretty much done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I told my folks that with weather and day after travel day tiredness … I would see them on Sunday. So, tomorrow (Saturday) will be a “get settled’, laundry, nap(s) day. I will not be sad if it rains and\/or snows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to this morning. A colorful sunrise for my last day in Colorado City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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