Unexpected scenery change//July 17th

     Well friends, as usual, crackheads had to go off and ruin a good thing. Mickey and I spent the better half (all of) last night fighting with a crazy deranged crackhead who just couldn't seem to find it within himself to stop screaming, yelling, and throwing a disorderly tantrum every hour or so. He did this from about 2 or 3 am until about 6 am when the saga finally came to an end.  The sheriff had already been called by a fellow camper earlier in the morning however, when he arrived, the wailing man was "sleeping" so the sheriff could not take him away. He soon awoke angry and ready for a fight trying to entice Mickey to come fight him. After an endless night of useless arguing with the man, Mickey called the sheriff to come back for a second time who happily took the man away for a much needed detox.

some morning cow action

     The craziness nearly ruined what had been an awesome evening of hanging out with, ironically, the girls who live in the house we signed a lease for! That's right! We signed a lease! Monday we secured an awesome three bedroom house by the river (the trailer did not work out) and we actually went and signed the lease the day we looked at the house in a whirlwind of excitement. So now, come August, you folks have no more excuses!! You can get out here and visit us and you won't have to stay in a tent! You can stay in our real live home!

mickey in the canyon

     Man, it has been the most amazing week. We got the house on Monday, on Tuesday we went on the sickest fly fishing trip that Mickey's dad arranged for us. It was just the most amazing trip led by a guide who showed us the ropes out in New Mexico. It was so funny! I love fishing now, we were catching and releasing, and every time I caught a fish I just burst into laughter. I couldn't contain myself, the fish just looked so surprised to see me. Fly fishing was a real trip.

sunset pinks

     On Wednesday, we hung out with the girls who currently live in our new home, had a blast, then got back to the campsite ready for bed and bam! Never slept a wink. Thus enters the crackhead incident. That was the last straw for the Hermosa campsite. We went tubing on the Animas river after a long sleepless night where we decided to pack up camp and move on. We are now set up again in the La Plata Canyon. We would rather deal with the stormy afternoons than with disrespectful crackheads any day. And really, while the Hermosa campsite was beautiful and had it's perks, I am thrilled to be back in the canyon. It is way more primitive, there is no phone service, it is farther back in the woods, it has a river(!), it has a waterfall(!!), and is just all around more peaceful and curious. I feel as if I have come back home. And the best part it, NO MORE CRACKHEADS!

chimney at la plata canyon

 Thanks for sticking with us through the bouts of no wi-fi, and I hope you are all doing splendidly!!
~Brianna

me, bri! on the animas river