Eagar and nearby Springerville, combined population of 6000, were evacuated for 10 days in June due to the huge Wallow fire. The fire came within 3 miles of the towns. The setting here is appealing, a lush green valley nestled in the mountains at 7000' elevation. It's a great location for escaping the summer heat of lower elevations. Wouldn't want to be here in winter, though, cuz it snows; we don't do snow.
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Trish was reading one of my recent blog posts, the one where I used the term 'KIA' in reference to the flies I'd swatted. 'What are KIAs?' she asked. 'It means Killed In Action.' I responded. It just so happens, the make of Trish's car is KIA. She finds that unsettling. Also unsettling: many religions and cultures have your soul living on after death: it goes to heaven, hell, purgatory, the happy hunting ground, wherever. Guess what model of KIA Trish owns? A Soul. She'll be a super careful driver going forward. Going backward, too.
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I find it interesting to note the 'origin' of fellow RVers in our campgrounds. License plates can be misleading because many fulltimers register their rigs under a 'flag of convenience' - meaning whichever state gives them the best tax advantages. Regardless, I was surprised to discover that in our Maine campground, Florida plates were second only to Maine. In our Ruidoso, NM campground, 95% were from Texas; guess there's not much for high country in TX, places to escape the heat. All those Texas gents talked kinda s-l-o-w and had a drawl; the place sounded like a convention of Larry the Cable Guy impersonators.
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