Thursday, January 20, 2022

Back at the Earth Module

Yesterday was the first day of trail work in awhile. Kadizzle spent a couple hours making the trail safer along a cliff edge. Care had to be taken that Kadizzle did not fall off the cliff while moving the trail away from the cliff.

With so much space at the new home and so little space in the Earth Module the two worlds are entirely different. Our friends Jeff and Barb are visiting and they invested in a camper called a Cricket. It is about a third the size of the Earth Module. The Cricket is designed to get into more rugged spots. However, they made a critical mistake. They are pulling it with a car, which cannot negotiate bad roads. The Cricket is a minimalist set up. The don't have a shower, and the toilet facilities are problematic. They spend a lot of the summer in a very cramped trimaran, so they are used to small spaces. 

Two worlds are very different. Climate at the stationary house is about two or three thousand feet higher than the climate at the Earth Module. Climate makes a world of difference. Down here by the lake there are desert plants like saguaro cactus, all kind of thorny plants, and lots of sandy soil. Up on the mountain it is cedar, and no thorns. The nice thing is the ability to drive thirty miles and be on another planet. 

 

No comments: