Wednesday, May 15

Out next destination is Clayton Lake State Park in Northeast Mexico. I look on the map and notice that the Ghost Ranch is (kind of) on the way. This is the place where I accidentally left Buzz Roadkill, and I still feel his absence as our traveling totem. I confess to Andy that I am fantasizing about going back to the Ranch and finding him around the entrance where we took his picture on the day we were there. Andy being Andy, he didn’t hesitate to say, “Let’s go look for him!”

A couple of hours later, we pull up to the gate and get out of the car. He’s not on the sign, and he’s not around the signpost on the ground. We look for several minutes without success, and I am just about to give up when Andy says, “I’ve got him!” Sure enough, there he is-on his back in the gravel several feet away.