I talk to the coWs. Really.

Day 62. 39.3 miles before the rain showers. Reserve to Glenwood. I talk to cows. Every time we pass them. Good mooooorning or please mooooove out of the road. They almost always respond to me, either looking intently at me or verbally responding. Lois thinks I’ve lost it. But she really knows I never had it. I’ve always been weird. Tara knows it and still spent 2 months with me in a single tent! Hunters left early. The first one at 5 am. The road in Apache Creek was flooded last night and the hunters were discussing whether they could get through this morning. On our ride, we Climbed up through a winding canyon and saw our first Yucca plants. The downhill was a great reward and Lois ran over a tarantula by mistake. The rivers that were all dry 2 days ago are now roiling brown muddy flows. Stopped in Alna but decided to pass on a second breakfast, as we thought the Glenwood Tavern would be the location to while away the rainy afternoon. That was a mistake as the Tavern is not open on Mondays. Went to the Glenwood post office to mail a few cards and Talked with the clerk about accommodations in “town”. We decided to “camp” at the town park. We stopped at the trading post to inquire about a room but it was out of our budget. Our Canadian friends are paying 1.38x us due to the Canadian exchange rate! Yikes!! We had lunch hanging out at the trading post and started to the park just as it started to sprinkle. We saw a few deer on the one mile trip up to the park. The local RV park had told us the town park had a covered gazebo so we could get out of the rain. As we approached the park there was no gazebo in sight…… but it actually had an open sided building with picnic tables! Tara used one to share a hip flexor stretch. We are going to sleep on the carpeted stage! Dry! There are water spigots so we have all the water we want!! Jon went to use the nature bathroom and found some new prickers. (See photo.) Tara and I used the swing set and slide after the rain stopped. We rode back to the trading post for some snacks before dinner to kill some time. (I already ate the Thai pasta from Mimi as an early afternoon snack….) Tara is starting to think about her new job that will start a couple weeks after we return home. Mimi and Larry and coming to Antelope Wells in a camper to pick us up. We are hoping to be able to give John and Lois a ride to the train station. 3-4 days left and we will begin our journey home. We are headed back to the the park with our dollars shortly for Jon’s promised adult dance performance tonight. Pictures tomorrow! Stay tuned!