We decided to try a new area for Fall Colors, and found ourselves in the Springerville area in Northeast AZ.

Smoke lingered in the blue sky from a nearby fire adding to the ominous mood of fires past amidst new growth bursting in color outside of Greer, AZ.

While finding awesome scenery and enjoying our adventure through our beautiful state, we encountered more than we bargained for when our trailer spring broke.

In inspiring ingenuity, John used firewood to make a shim between the frame and the spring, tied up with chain, just to get us off the side of a dirt road and back to a better area to incorporate a more lasting field repair.

Once there, he was able to drop the axle, remove the broken spring, and re-install in the other direction, securing it with an allen wrench and bailing wire.

Fortunately, it held for the next hour and a half until we could get to a Home Depot to buy a 3-inch, 1/2″ bolt to make a more permanent repair to get us home.

While our leafing trip got interrupted, we embraced the adventure that awaits us, whatever it may bring.