The Hagglund Snow-Track is Back For The Winter

ByTD

On my bi-weekly shopping trip today, I passed the Army’s all-terrain snow tractor parked in its designated spot on the Sunspot Highway.  I look forward to seeing this guy every year.  The front plate reads US ARMY.   I’ve never seen it deployed, but apparently, it can go anywhere.   It’s armored, like a little tank, and can carry 17 people.

Shopping from the mountain is a day-long trip.  It’s 50 miles each way and takes a little over an hour to Alamogordo.  The whole trip is about 6 hours with the two grocery stores, filling up the truck and the gas cans, and swinging through the hardware store or the pharmacy.  It’s exhausting, but somehow I enjoy it.  I listen to an audiobook and enjoy the mountain scenery.

In town, there’s traffic, people, and noise.  I’m always glad to get back to the mountain.

 

 

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