Showing posts with label Eagar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eagar. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Eagar, AZ

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.