Day 155 - Monday - The Day of the Deer

 Another quiet day enjoying the foothills.  Cloudy skies today but still comfortable temperatures.  I call the stabilizer company and get instructions on how to put the new spring I had mounted under more tension so it won't wobble and, more importantly, so it will do its job.  Despite the lack of tools I'm able to get it tightened so we'll see how it works.  I feel better about it.

Other than that, Vicky speds some time on her course, and I check out availability of more courses to teach - none available at the moment.  Tomorrow the weather should be OK but after that there are 2-3 days of rain and lower temperatures in the mountains, which is the route we'd been planning to take.  Since there are some passes at over 7000ft that rain might even be snow in some places.  This is not something either of us wants to deal with in the RV with the car pulling behind.  I doubt the cats would like it either.

I've been able to cancel (regretfully) the reservation up at Snowflower near Donner Pass for tomorrow night and we've plotted an alternative route that takes us down the Central Valley of California.  Perhaps not as scenic as the Sierras, but definitely less stressful.  We'll need to get on the phone tomorrow morning to make sure the places we want to stay will be available, but if they are, we'll still be in Soledad Canyon near Palmdale on Saturday, which is where we want to be.

We chat to our neighbors who have an "annual" lease here which actually enables them to stay up to 210 nights per year, although they can leave the equipment here at other times!  We really like it here at Lake of the Springs, and it's an idea we may consider.

One reason we like it is the wildlife, and today they're in abundance.  At one point I'm working on my computer and look out of the window to see a young deer walking down the road.  I speak to him and he stops and stares - for some time.  Of course we're both charmed.  Later go for a short walk and repeatedly see two adults and three young deer, who keep their distance but otherwise seem unafraid of us.

After we get back to the campsite the same family comes right by, out back.  At one point they all go over to a particular tree from which emerges a small grey animal that we later identify as a grey fox.  It and the deer seem to be getting along fine!  This really is a special place and we'll both be sorry to leave tomorrow, but it's time to head south for the winter!

Stay tuned for the next post to find out where we end up going next.