Hidden treasures

I was poking through my ridiculously large collection of photos on Flickr, and came across this one...

Oh hello!  I was more interested in the car when I took this photo, but look at that cute little trailer!  I've no clue what it is.  I took this picture in 2010 at a funky junk yard with a bunch of old cars and other vehicles.  Michael and I stopped one day and walked around - it was a bit eerie to say the least.  We never saw any people, but there was a strange house and people obviously lived there.  Today the yard has been cleared out quite a bit... I wonder if this little trailer is still there?

Winding down...

The seasons are changing and we're starting to bundle up our trailer for winter.  Another big rain storm is headed our way, so we got the trailer covered - the trailer doesn't leak now, but it definitely has a water catchment spot we don't want to turn into a leak!

We thought we might take it out again, but it's not looking like we will now.  Michael has started the stain and varnish project (which means lots of fumes that need to air out), and the weather is taking a turn.  It could still happen, but my work schedule needs to hit a weekend of nice weather... yeah, right.

It's going to be a long winter of not doing much with our trailer.  I'll have to work hard to find interesting things to post about!

Tonight I somehow got on the track of looking up Slab City in California - it looks fascinating, yet horrible.  At least they have a library!  I like the landscaping.

I'm not so sure I want to go there.  I thought I did, but...

I think maybe not.  [I watched a short documentary about Slab City that deteriorated into a guy going out to find some meth.  Not terribly appealing, despite the interesting things to see down there.]

So many sights!  So may weirdos!  Not so high on my list, after all.


G'night!

Quiet before the storm...

Or something like that.

It's been pretty quiet in trailerville for the last few days.  I've been busy working, and we've got some other things going on that have been keeping us busy.

For instance, today we went on a "wild chicken chase" in search of organic chickens.  We drove out to the Skagit River Ranch, but they have sold out of broiler hens for the year.  Huh.  When we were getting into the car a man came up to the window and said, "Pssst - I know where you can get chickens.  Go to Well Fed Farms, on the other side of the highway around Cook Road and Avon Allen Road.  The chickens are sooooo meaty!"

Okay.  Maybe he didn't say "pssst."  And maybe he had his directions a bit wrong, and the farm is really on the east side of the highway.  So maybe we drove around in circles a little bit (but gave up quickly in favor of research for details).  But damn, I bet those chickens are meaty!

What does this have to do with trailers, you ask?  Not much, but we did see this abandoned beauty along the way.

It was quite a ways from the road, but I was still able to get a decent shot.

We also stopped for lunch at the Longhorn Saloon in Bow.  Home to the most fantastic piece of art of I've ever seen.  Ever.  In the whole entire world.

Don't lie - you love it!

In other news, we're getting the bearings packed next week.

Tuesday Trash

Last week was the inaugural "Tuesday Trash" post, and I highlighted some great book covers that fit the bill.  Then I started to think of what I could write about week after week, since I don't really want to spend time delving into "trailer trash" culture - real or imagined.

Hmmmm...

How about trashed trailers?  I started with a Google search for trashed trailers, and got a lot of hits for the trailer for a movie called Trashed.  I also got pictures of Lindsay Lohan.  I'm not going to investigate that one any further, though I imagine a tantrum in a stage set trailer or some ridiculous thing.

Then I tried "abandoned trailers" and hit the jackpot.  There are so many abandoned, trashed, broken trailers out there.  I've always found images of decay to be very beautiful, and there is no shortage when it comes to trailers.

So there you go.  Abandoned, broken, decayed trailers will be my Tuesday Trash focus - for now.

Our first trailer is a much photographed pink beauty left abandoned on the shores of the Salton Sea.

Poor thing!  But no worries, if you'd like to spend the night, there's still a few amenities available.

And if you'd like to do a bit of touch up work, there's still a can of paint available!

You can even call your friends on the phone!

One ringie dingie, two ringie dingie... I'm sorry, there's no answer.


Nobody home.