Greetings from Silver City, New Mexico!

CuervoCat

Looks like this forum needs a boost… and it just so happens that I have some experience that way, lol. Older hand here, with a lifetime of experience in the field: remote camping, hiking, technical rock climbing & mountaineering, dirt biking, etc, but in my own small circle of friends, I’m best known for sailing a Laser to all four Islas Coronados (primo wildlife sanctuaries off the northern end of Baja), plus sailing my Minifish the length of the Salton Sea, a “bucket list voyage” if ever there was one. I’m currently living in Silver City, but I’m buying a lake home in ‘T or C’ (Truth or Consequences, New Mexico) and I’m looking forward to sailing on Elephant Butte Lake, which is the largest lake in the state. Heaps of dirt biking trails nearby too, one of the benefits of living in the high desert & mountains of the Southwest. Maybe there are some other trail riders here? Or small craft sailors? If so, don’t hesitate to join any conversation or thread I create, and we’ll see if we can’t breathe some life back into this forum. Cheers! 🤠

CuervoCat

Well, it looks like I can post links to threads elsewhere on the web, I’m no spammer or scammer but I DO have photos already posted in various forums. I won’t overdo it, I’ll just post a couple of links for you small craft sailors and dirt bikers out there in cyberspace, lol. Let’s start with this link, it actually has some cool “truck camping” shots from my OTR days, when I used my assigned 10-ton road tractor as a private RV, burning company fuel as I went out of my way to explore wilderness areas, aye? There are cool photos on both pages of this old thread, it even has some climbing & vertical skateboarding shots, lol. And yes, those shots are of yours truly, unless otherwise specified… the skating shot must be 45 years old, maybe older! The direct aid climbing shot taken in Mission Gorge (San Diego) must be 40 years old if its a day! 😁

Random outdoor adventure shots…

Nice island shots in that thread, you won’t find island shots like those anywhere else on the web, not of Los Coronados! You’re supposed to have permission from the Mexican gubmint to land there, but the very first voyage I made, I took a big ol’ handle of rum out there and wound up partying with the NCOIC on Isla Sur (South Island), his name was Armando and he radiated naval & nautical experience, so we got along just fine, lol. All other voyages were “stealth voyages” where I avoided contact with other humans and simply hung out with the myriad creatures found on those islands! Awesome adventures, and heller stargazing at night! I’ll have to include a link to a blog I wrote on the first voyage to Isla Norte, but first, here’s a thread on riding the modified KLR in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico! 😁

KLR Thread

And here’s the story of my first voyage to Isla Norte, which still stands as the greatest solo night of my life! You’ll know why if you read the story, lol… what a cool adventure THAT was! As in OTR trucking (Over-The-Road, aka long-haul trucking), I’m glad I went when I did (early-to-mid- ’90s), I’m not sure a skipper could pull such voyages now without getting into trouble & winding up in the Tijuana Jail, or worse! 😳

Isla Norte

Might as well include this link to the Kingston Trio tune, the soundtrack for any modern voyage to the islands! 😆

Tijuana Jail

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What a classic old tune, I was only 3 years old when those guys sang it, lol… 🎸

CuervoCat

Where is everybody at this site? I hope site members are all having a good time in the Great Outdoors… not dead or in prison, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Dang, sometimes I slay myself… 🤣

Y’all be good, I’m off to mix that drink I mentioned in another thread… gotta feed the cats too, they have dry food 24/7 but I only break out the wet food at certain times of day. One can in the morning, one can in the evening… four cats to eat it all! 😍

Life in the motel could be worse… TV could be on the fritz, though I did buy some more library books off the discard shelf today! Can’t get a library card until I have an address, lol… but I don’t mind supporting the ‘Friends of the Library!’ 😁

Especially to the tune of a few lousy bucks… did I mention that I’m a CHEAP B@STARD? Lol. Meh, leaves more money for steaks & alcoholic beverages, not to mention Enduros! And inexpensive Topper sailboats off Craigslist! CHEERS! 😎

CuervoCat

Home inspection in ‘T or C’ today, hooray! A remote inspection, I’ve already walked through the home, but I hope this one passes inspection! Unlike the other homes which failed! It’s not a bad little place, and it’s in a good location, 5 minutes from the boat ramp, lol. Metal roof, laminate floors instead of funky carpet, not too much home rehab work to do, though I’ll have to repaint the entire interior… paint is kind of dingy right now. Gonna plant some trees in the yard too, and clear those goatheads, ugh. I found a website that sells “fast-growing trees” in the form of conifers, and they sell various fruit trees too! Gonna buy a “10-pack” of 6′ conifers, plus an apple, peach & pear tree! The conifers are some species that supposedly grow 2′ to 3′ per year, they look like Christmas trees without the decorations, lol. Planting those trees will not only improve the appearance of the yard, but boost the value of the home as well! The outfit will deliver the trees right to my home, so that’ll be worth the $1500 (after tax). 😎

CuervoCat

Wow, this forum is really dead… and that last deal fell through, but we’re under contract again for a different home in T or C, NM. The real estate market is CRAZY right now, just sheer INSANITY, lol… I will be SO GLAD to get out of it, and hopefully NEVER have to deal with it again! I heard that even the rental scene is crazy right now, go figure… 😒

I am looking forward to boating on both lakes: Caballo Lake and Elephant Butte Lake, which will be minutes away from my home. There’s a technical rock climbing area on the mountain east of Caballo Lake, it’s called the ‘Bat Cave’ and you can Google it… I’m gonna check the climbing websites to see if anybody posted info on this venue. 🤔

I’ll ride my dirt bike to the ‘Bat Cave’ to check out the action, maybe hook up with some climbers and do a moderate route or two… my hard climbing days are over, but I wouldn’t mind doing a long multi-pitch moderate route, that would be fun. I still have my climbing shoes & chalkbag, plus my lightweight Lowe Alpine summit pack. 😎

Well, I’m back to the LLWS, I’m no baseball fan but this is the purest form of the sport. After I get cleaned up, I’m gonna run down to the local skatepark and take some photos, I’ve been meaning to visit this park in Silver City but I was too busy dealing with the home-buying scene. However, I have no plans today, so this would be a good day to visit the park. 😁

I’m also thinking about attending the skatepark competition in Deming on Thursday, it’s an early part of the festivities at the Great American Duck Race next weekend. Anybody interested can find info at demingduckrace.com, the skate photo at the site is dated, there’s a new concrete skatepark in Deming which will be the competition venue this time around. 😀

I’m too old to skate now, but watching these park competitions is a good way to relive a big part of my youth… I went to the skate contest in Show Low, AZ, a few years ago and had a blast watching the riders rip, lol. Brought back some good memories, that’s for sure… so I reckon I’ll drive down to Deming on Thursday and check out the action in the new park! 🤠