Although may last post was put up today, it was written a week ago. Since then, the Coronavirus has really hit home. The metro area I was born and raised in is a hotspot for this disease. Some friends and family are working from home, some are laid off. Several of them are on the front lines saving others at their own risk. We are keeping you all in our prayers. Here in Doña Ana county, there are now 13 cases confirmed and we have been slapped into the reality that the fun is over for a while. I was looking forward to some good Mexican food but the restaurants are all closed. The state parks that we like to visit and hike in are mostly closed. We are taking out some of our stops to stay longer in others to lessen our travel. We traded our reservations for Las Vegas for a stay in the open areas of southern Utah. So, for now, we are taking day trips out to see the mountains. Here on the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, the greenery of the midwest is replaced by the browns of the desert. The treetops have been replaced by mountaintops. The squirrels replaced by rattle snakes. I don’t get nearly as far on the trails here as we are usually over 4000′ high here in most of the parks. Next week we will be over 6000′. Please stay well, friends.