Side Roads and High Roads - I

Top of the World by J. Binford-Bell

It is that time of the year again when my sister and I go off-roading in search of the perfect Holiday Tree. And admittedly we do a lot more searching than finding. We can be very picky. Besides which the searching is a lot of fun.

It all begins with a trip to the Taos office for the Carson National Forest where a permit is obtained. Then you cannot go back by way of US 64 but must go through Talpa to take the backroads over the mountain while looking for a suitable tree. This you mark in your GPS so you can return on Thanksgiving day with the saw and tie downs, etc. The tree has to be cut on Thanksgiving which is why you just cannot cut it while going back over the mountain.

But it raises two problems: finding the marked GPS location on the GPS, and then finding it in the real world.

High Country Christmas Tree Lot

Then, of course, there is remembering which of those trees at that location you thought was so perfect. This year none of that seemed to be any problem at all.

Jeep with Tree

We even got the tree up on top of the jeep which the three inch lift and one inch bigger tires. And just us two short women to do it and tie it down. The fur kids were no help at all. In fact the fur kids were waiting for their own special part of the adventure - The Dog Races.

Adahy pulls ahead of Magique

But we accomplished all and got home in time to put the prepped turkey into the oven. And while it baked we erected the tree in the studio.

Waiting to be decorated

Mind you with all that activity and full tummies we did not get back to decorating it until Friday after all day off roading in other areas. More about those adventures in another blog.

2012 Holiday Tree

Hope everyone is having a great time making memories with friends and family. That is really what this is all about.

In memory of all those humans and fur kids no longer with us who we have shared this adventure with in the past.

Comments

  1. Ien in the KootenaysNovember 24, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    What a perfect tree! Won't it be all dried out and lose its needles before Christmas?

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    1. JBinford-BellNovember 24, 2012 at 4:16 PM

      No it won't. Those that you buy in lots are cut in early October. That is why they dry up. I generally keep my cut trees up to Epiphany without drying out.

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  2. The Blog of BeeNovember 25, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    This is a wonderful post. You know why I'm late. A great way to spend Thanksgiving. I hadn't realized that you need permit but I guess it stands to reasons. Your tree is spectacular - I love it. No 'live' trees here. I miss the needles and the smell of the tree.

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