Slow overcast day followed by sunny day and Bob W.'s arrival.

 Wednesday, May 26

It was overcast most of the day, so no riding done.  Did drive into town to pick up the VRRV's medicine cabinet.  I had the broken mirror replaced by a local glass shop.  Picked up gas and some groceries and returned to camp.

Bob W., a neighborhood friend will now be the only one joining me at the campsite, tomorrow.  Jim M. had some scheduling conflicts and personal matters to attend to and dropped out of the trip today.

Sunset was OK:

Thursday, May 27

Sunny and warm day today, a bit brisk in the morning but by 10 AM it was nice and warm and just got better as the day wore on.

The local fauna paid me a visit at the campsite:

I went for a drive in the Sammy since Bob wasn't due in till no earlier than 4PM, explored some forest roads I'd not ridden before, added a couple to the list to be explored on two wheels with Bob starting tomorrow.

The area is definitely starting to fill up in terms of camping rigs and OHV (Off Highway Vehicles) traffic!  There's at least ten, probably more, campers strewn about the area, though fortunately none are real close to my campsite.  

Bob W. got to the campsite sometime close to 5 PM I think, having made a couple of stops in town for supplies and gas.  He got set up pretty quickly and soon we were chatting by the camp fire.

More fauna came by the campsite to visit for a bit, then were run off by OHVs driving by on the trail.

As we chatted, we watched the setting sun color the clouds over the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range.  I wonder if something similar to the below was what caused the early Spaniards to name the mountain range as they did?

What a perfect day today was, and it's supposed to be the same weather tomorrow!