Blogmania

My fingers are cramped. My eyes are crossed. My neck is stiff. My little Mac is practically smoking.

But, here's the good news. Bullwinkle's Travels is up to date!

Our poor little neglected travel blog is back amongst the living. Since we landed here in Gunnison a week or so ago I've written 17 posts. Seventeen! They span our travels over the last three months from South Carolina to Colorado. We've really been moving! Now that our travelogue is all caught up, I'm committed to stay on top of it all. It feels great to have our travels documented. Someday we'll really appreciate it. But, it turns out quarterly updates are too much work!

And, what's my reward for this blogmania? I'm treating myself to writing a post here. With no pictures to deal with or travel details to chronicle, this blog is a breeze.

Back when we were making our very preliminary travel plans for this summer, we were so tempted to return to Gunnison. We spent six weeks here last summer and fell in love. Actually, we've declared it our favorite town, to date. But, we told ourselves we didn't want to fall into the routine of returning to favorite and familiar places, just yet. We want to keep exploring uncharted territory. Fort Collins was sitting there on the Front Range waiting to be explored.  And, we were so ready. Finally, we decided to spend a month exploring Fort Collins. Gunnison would just have to wait until next time.

So, when the High Park Fire smoked us out of the town we were so ready to explore, it didn't take us long to decide where to go instead. We sat in Denver for a day or two and considered the possibilities for a nanosecond. After the crazy travel adventures we've had for the last few months, we were more than ready to return to this town we love.

It's so good to be back. We really like it here. It's pretty. People are friendly. Most of the time, it's cool. But, the same weather system that is making the High Park Fire a toughie has settled in across most of Colorado. It's unseasonably warm. It's windy. We've had way too many sunny days in a row. (And, at 7,700 feet, the sun is searing!) Still, it's cooler here than most places in this sizzling state. So, we're not complaining.

And, just to make things interesting, our moose has thrown us an old familiar curve ball. For 16 days after leaving Forest City, our heat pump hummed like a champ. Monday, our #2 compressor stopped coming on. Again! Several phone calls later we have an appointment after July 4th with a service tech who is highly recommended by our AC manufacturer. So far, we've been impressed with them. Our fingers are crossed that our detour back over Monarch Pass will be short and sweet. Meanwhile, we can get by just fine with half an air conditioner here.

Last year, in the midst of air conditioner woes, we came to Gunnison to escape the heat. This year, we're so glad we just so happened to be here. We'll get back to the business of exploring soon enough. For now, we're gonna keep our blogs up-to-date and have some fun in our favorite town.