Day 63: Saturday, June 11, 2011

We had a lovely visit with Hal and his family at his 35-acre spread in Canon, Colorado last night.   He entertained us by showing us his goats, chickens, and llamas and telling us stories of life in the “wild west.”  It was great to see him and finally meet his wife who was very gracious to host us on such short notice. 

When we got back to the trailer, Vincent gave us the bad news that he had broken the Nook.  While he was reading, he saw a mouse and without thinking, leaned over to hit it with the Nook.  He didn’t get the mouse, but he did break the screen.  We certainly are having bad luck with our electronic gadgets.  Given that we are all reading different books, we decided to get another one at Wal Mart (where else would we go to buy it?)  As to the mice, apparently, it is quite common for them to climb up through the plumbing and get into trailers.  We set several mouse traps under all the appropriate compartments. 

We drove through Hoosier Pass and over the Continental Divide (11,541 feet), passing through the town of Fairplay located in South Park County.  Although I have never watched the show South Park, it evidently is based on a town similar to Fairplay and the town has capitalized on the success of the show as I saw several of the characters depicted on various media. Today was the first day I regretted driving, but given the lack of easy access to water on the route and the fact that I still have that headache, I suppose it was the right decision.