Back to solo female car camping (with a dog)

Huge difference between being solo again, for obvious reasons, and traveling with bunny. Tyson, it's snowing again! It's snowing! I was sad about leaving all the greenery, but I don't know if this is the best conditions to explore this area. So it's almost like an eerie ghost town right now. Gonna be an interesting night for sure. Greetings, friends, from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Now that I'm back solo again, I wanted to go somewhere that was familiar. So this morning, I went to a hiking trail that I have gone several times before, just to get some activity in for little Tyson. That was a lot of fun, and now we're in the downtown area, I believe. Somewhere near the plaza. I had never actually been here before, and as soon as I got here, lo and behold, it started snowing. I had noticed the dark clouds looming, I thought it was actually going to rain, but the weather forecast didn't necessarily call for it. And then when I got here, I saw snow! So I kind of just... Ooh, Tyson! Anyway, so the snow, it started off really light, it wasn't that bad, and then it started coming down a lot harder, and it's wet, right? Like, it actually looks like it's raining. But, actually, you know what? I just see the sun coming out. I was thinking that I might have to, like, leave, that I don't know if this is the best conditions to explore this area, but I think the snow's starting to let up now, finally. You know what? It doesn't seem super bad. It's still snowing a little bit, so we'll just walk around super quickly, okay? Okay, that's kind of... I think it's snowing again. Tyson, it's snowing again! It's snowing! Can you see it? It just started snowing again. Great! Guess I gotta hurry this up. It's pretty quiet now. It's about 5 o'clock, which is, I think, when most of these shops close. So it's almost like an eerie ghost town right now. Okay, so I'm on my way back to the car right now. Perfect timing, because you probably can't see on camera. Let me pause. It's snowing again! Can you see it? Can you see it? It's snowing. Anyway, I'm gonna try to find out where I'm sleeping tonight, but before I do, I think I'm gonna have to stop at Walmart to pick up just a few supplies, and then I will update you when I get to camp. Well, this is home for the night. It's kind of in, like, a little corner off some of the main roads. It's a pretty busy spot. There's a vault toilet and, like, a little picnic area back there a little bit. And it's also where I happen to have, like, cell phone service. So for safety, I decided to kind of stick close to it. I am close to some other vans and even car campers and RVs and stuff, but there's so much space out here that I'm not right on top of anybody. And I've camped here before. I think last time I was here, though, was, like, two years ago. So again, I wanted to stick with a place that I'm familiar with. And it's quite beautiful. So the good news is, it stopped snowing. And it looks like, I don't know if you can tell, the sky's really clear right now. And oh my gosh. Oh, I can see a view of the mountains. There's snow on the mountains. And the clouds are so beautiful. So it's supposed to be super cold tonight. I think down in, like, the mid to low 30s. But I think we've already established by now that I don't mind cold weather so much. It's a lot easier to try to get warm and cozy than it is to try to cool down when I'm melting. So this should be fine for one night. Hey, buddy. Are you cold? You wanted to come outside. And now you want to go back in? Okay. Alright, come on. Let's go inside. Oh, are you okay? You're totally fine. You're just a little embarrassed, aren't you? Don't worry, guys. He's fine. I was sad about leaving all the greenery and going back to the desert. But you know what I forgot about? The desert has some of the most beautiful sunsets. And right now, like, the goldness of the sun is kind of just... It's just beautiful. I don't know if the camera can do it justice. You know what? I think I spoke too soon. It's snowing again. Oh, snap. It started snowing again. And then it just stopped. Gonna be an interesting night for sure. Ooh, it got really cold. Hi, Tyson. Hello. I just turned the car on to get some heat in here because it's so cold. I forget that the cold is different in the desert. Do you need to go outside? Yeah. Okay. Come on, Tyson. Okay. Cold, are we? I get that. So it definitely got very cold last night to the point that I had to turn on my heating blanket. That kind of sucked. Well, not sucked. It was very cozy. I was so cozy. That's why I'm having kind of a late start this morning. Because it was just so cold that I stayed under all of my blankets and it was nice and cozy. And I didn't feel like getting up. There we go. That took forever. Huge difference between being solo again, for obvious reasons, and traveling with Bunny. But the one that's currently sticking out to me is that I don't have to feel bad about being too slow in the morning anymore. That it's just really me and my time. I mean, it was good for me to get started with my day really fast knowing that I had another person waiting on me. But I'm headed home tomorrow anyway, so it doesn't really matter, to be honest. Ah! This is so hard right now. Oh my gosh. Screw it, just stuff it in. Okay, not my prettiest. Okay, I'm all packed up and ready to hit the road. On to my next adventure. Whether it be just going straight to Vegas or stopping again somewhere on the way. I have an idea of where I want to go, so stay tuned to see what happens next. As always, thank you so much for watching and I'll see you next time. Bye! Excuse me. Somebody walked past and he decided to throw a tantrum.