Today, we got up extra early and worked quickly to get on the road. We knew we needed to get to Angel Fire before dark, and it's about 425 miles. We took our Eileen pic, and hit the road about 7:45am.
Elieen at The Old Towne Cotton Gin RV Park, Goodlet, TX
Just about to pull out!
Last night, we were notified there was a High Wind Warning for the Angel Fire area, and we noticed that many areas we would be driving through would be fighting the wind. Sure enough, we were fighting a SW wind most of the way, blowing around 20mph.
The truck and trailer did great in the wind, no issues except for consuming lots of fuel. At first, we had no problems filling the truck from the auxiliary tank, but the second fill seemed to have problems, like the filter was clogging. We also got a warning light on the dash, likely related to the fuel mixture -- we used an anti-gel additive specifically for the winter.
We stopped in Clayton, NM and refueled the truck with fresh fuel, and the warning light went out. OK! Now we know the diesel we got has some issues, or the additive is not helping. Good news is mixing with new fuel is helping.
We made it to Springer, NM about 3:30pm, and made a last pitstop before heading to Cimarron, Eagle's Nest and then to Angel Fire. This route is through the mountains, and is curvy, but relatively flat following the river.
The view of the upcoming mountains, and the snowstorm clouds.
As we got closer to our destination, snow flurries were flying, and the wind was really whipping, but thankfully the roads were basically clear. Snow was blowing across the road, but nothing too bad. Tony just took it easy, and we had no problems.
Getting closer!
The entrance to the Angel Fire RV Resort (notice the snow blowing across the road)
We arrived at the RV Resort at about 4:45 MST, and got set up quickly. We had to! It was already 29 degrees and dropping, and the wind and snow was continuing. We did not hook up water or sewer, since they advised us not to be hooked up during below freezing temps.
All set up, with the ski resort shrouded in snowfall and clouds in the background.
We got the furnace going and dinner cooking, and settled in just nicely! We are very excited to be here... we almost have the place to ourselves! There are about 7 rigs here in this very nice resort that can hold 102. In fact, I think they are all from Texas or Oklahoma, including another Heartland product, a North Trail trailer. The wind was still whipping pretty good as the evening progressed, and slightly rocking us, but we've been in this before, so we are not worried.
We will probably not do a lot tomorrow since we are tired from the drive and have to get used to the altitude -- 8600 feet!
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