We finally had a break in schedules and headed toward Tucson. But winter was not going to loosen it's grip on us.
We left Illinois with mild weather, about 30F but as we headed toward north Texas we became aware that the weather was to change for the worse. By the time we arrived, the predictions were true and we arrived in north Texas on the tail of a really nasty storm which extended from Oklahoma in a southwesterly direction. We had an overnight reservation in Roswell, NM. But by the time we arrived the temperature was below freezing. We did have water in the inside tank of the RT210P. The exterior tank was winterized and I tossed some extra anti-freeze into the toilet and sink P-Traps for good measure.
We arrived in Roswell about 8:00pm and there was standing water in the town. We drove through and continued to our RV site. I can hardly imagine the circumstances the next morning. Our RV site had about two inches of snow and a portion of the road at the office was a skating rink.
We did not have to retrace our steps in Roswell the next morning, and continued onward. When we arose it was 9 degrees F. The thermometer in our outside storage tray read 15F!
As we left the Roswell area the temperature continued to decrease, dropping to 0F before it began to climb.
Photos, January 22:
Photos, Roswell January 23:
Finally above freezing on January 23, Tularosa:
Arrived Tucson and sun!
