September 7, 2012

September 7, 2012

We left Sam’s Club at 6:30.  I was riding shotgun.  I didn’t want to miss any excitement in case Bill and the Nuvi got creative with our departure from Salt Lake City.  I might need to write a sequel to yesterday’s adventures.

After crossing most of Utah we stopped at a Rest Area by the Bonneville Salt Flats.  While Bill took a nap, I checked my iPhone for a cache in the area.  Yup, 84 feet from the MH.  We made quick work of it when “Sleeping Handsome” woke up.

Just a few more miles on down the road we got to do our “state line thing” for Nevada.  And then a few more miles further on,  we crossed into the Pacific Time Zone.  There’s just no limit to this exciting life we lead, is there?

We parked at the Elko Walmart and went to Arby’s for supper.

Today’s Travel Totals:  Mileage, 233---Geocaches, 1.

September 6, 2012

September 6, 2012

At 7:00 this morning we were on the road toward Evanston.  "Super Driver" said the terrain was hilly.  I don’t know because I was asleep.  Different priorities, eh?

We parked at Walmart in Evanston, ate breakfast, had some rest time for “SD,” and went geocaching.  We found four caches before deciding we would drive on toward Salt Lake City.

Soon after leaving Evanston we crossed into Utah.  Honk, honk!  Yahoo!  Bill really likes honking those big air horns.  The drive was downhill through a beautiful canyon.  Many of the trees had started to change to their fall colors.

After we got into Salt Lake City, we missed the exit to Sam’s Club.  It was a long way to get to a place where we could turn around.  Would you believe we missed the turn again?  Yup, we did.  So we had to hunt for another U-turn place.  We finally found Sam’s and parked the coach.

The saga didn’t stop there.  Chapter 2 reads like this...the reason we wanted to come to this particular Sam’s was because the Walmart Atlas listed this location with diesel at their gas station.  Guess what!  The atlas was incorrect!

But the story has a happy ending. Chapter 3...I thought there might be a cache in the area so I searched on my iPhone.  Wow!  There was a cache 15 feet from our front door.  It didn’t take long to find it.  Yippy, Skippy!

Today’s Travel Totals:  Mileage, 190---Geocaches, 5.

September 5, 2012

September 5, 2012

Happy Birthday, Connor.  16 years old.  Wow!

We left Medicine Bow at 7:00.  Medicine Bow was the main town in the Western series, The Virginian.  In the series, most of it took place at Shilo Ranch.  I don’t know where it was filmed, but certainly not around here.  It was dry and flat, with hardly a tree in sight.

At Rawlins, we stopped at McDonalds for pancakes.  After filling our tummies, we went to a fuel stop and filled the MH.  Pancakes are cheaper than diesel and taste better, I’m sure.

Soon after getting back onto I-80 we crossed the Continental Divide.  Before getting to Rock Springs, we had crossed it several more times.  On the map, the divide looks like a snake.

We parked at Walmart in Rock Springs.  After resting for a bit we went to lunch, with plans to go geocaching before going back home. It was not to be.  The wind was blowing 25 mph and gusting higher than that.

We waited until late afternoon to go caching.  The wind was a bummer!

Today’s Travel Totals:  Mileage, 175---Geocaches, 4--Critter sightings, none because they have more sense than to be out in this horrible wind.  We did see what we thought might be herds of wild horses.

September 4, 2012

September 4, 2012

We had planned to do a “Willie Nelson” by 10:00.  No such luck.   We had forgotten to have Meredith and Michelle sign some papers.  So while Bill was getting the coach ready to roll I got the paperwork taken care of.  

As Bill was hooking up the Garmin Nuvi, he dropped it.  The screen shattered.  Oops!  Bye, bye to our oldest Nuvi.

So before leaving town we drove to Sam’s Club to purchase an new Garmin Nuvi Navigation System.  We were amazed at how much they have come down in price.  

After eating lunch at Sam’s we finally headed for Wyoming.  It was a pretty drive.  We stopped at a Rest Area just before leaving Colorado.  Bill wanted to check something on the motorhome. While he was doing that I checked on my iPhone to see if by any chance there was a cache close by.  There was!  225 feet from the MH.  Off we went to find it.

Not long after that we "Honk, honk, yahooed" our way into Wyoming.    And before long the landscape changed...very flat.  Add to that a very strong side wind.  It all made for an unpleasant drive to Medicine Bow.

We found four caches before the wind forced us to stop.  It was a really miserable day for caching.

Today’s Travel Totals: Mileage, 135--Geocaches, 5--Critter sightings--Antelope, too many to count.

September 3, 2012

September 3, 2012

We went to Meredith and Dwaine’s for a cookout.  As usual, the food was really good.  We ate out on the patio and watched the boats on the lake.  What a treat!

At 4:00 Meredith and I drove to Fort Collins to look at a weaving loom.  Lori had found it on Craig’s List.  It was in very good condition, so now it will make the trip west with us.  She will be able to weave larger pieces with it.

I have felt better today, but I didn’t have any rest time this afternoon, so I’m quite tired tonight.  

Tomorrow will be a big day for us...a travel day!  Yippy, Skippy!

September 2, 2012

September 2, 2012

I have a correction to make on yesterday’s blog.  Natalia will be living in Burbank, not Pasadena.  She and Lori have been there this weekend getting her apartment ready.  It sounds to me like they are having a really good time...lots and lots of shopping.

I had a touch of the flu during the night.  Actually more than a touch.  I spent most of the day in bed.  I feel better tonight, but I’ve eaten hardly anything all day.  

Michelle and Meredith went to Costco today, about 30 miles south on I-25.  I was disappointed that I couldn’t go along, but it would not have been a good idea.  It has been a real bummer feeling so crummy on our last weekend here. 

September 1, 2012

September 1, 2012

Yikes!  Another month has rolled around.

Michelle, Meredith, Dwaine, and I went to the Habitat for Humanity thrift store.  After donating some things we went in to shop.  This store, in Loveland, is well organized...a huge store.

We drove north to Fort Collins to eat at Arby’s.  While in the area of Hobby Lobby we took advantage to shop there.  We didn’t purchase anything, but did a lot of looking.

After stopping at a sporting goods store and Super Target, we went motorhome looking.  Now, don’t get excited!  It’s not for us.  It’s for Meredith and Dwaine.  There were two Roadtreks they wanted to look at.  Bill and I had a ‘95 Roadtrek and really liked it.  There are so many places in this area of interest and they think an RV might be the way to go.  And of course, they didn’t get any argument from us.

This was a big night for the Dane family.  The University of Oregon played their first football game of the season.  I hope Brent, way over in Mississippi, could hear us here in Colorado cheering for the Ducks.  

Lori, out in California, was helping Natalia move some of her things to her apartment in Pasadena.  Her school starts in about three weeks.  Hopefully, we will be in California in time to see her before she starts this new adventure.

I stayed up for the entire game.  It was just about a blowout for Oregon.  They won 57 to 34 over Arkansas State.  Go Ducks!  Yippy, Skippy!