On the road again...

Tuesday, Jan 24…

Travel day. This morning’s news said the weather satellite showed clouds over almost the entire U.S.  The photos below show that to be true in our little corner of the world.

more as we move into open land...

 A few outside Boulder City...

nearly full coverage...

(Forget the clouds, there's
SNOW on the roof!)

Consumer goods in transit.

See that white “dotted line” in the photo to the right? Those little rectangles are containers, and there are dozens of them on this train, which was pulled by 4 engines. We probably saw half a dozen trains in less than an hour. There were tracks (both main and side) on both sides of the highway. We also saw several semi’s, including 2 off the highway - one after a collision, and the other surrounded by cargo after a rollover.

Lunch in Kingman (AZ) was definitely the highlight of my day. By chance, I had been in Kingman w/ my sister and sister-in-law just last October, and we enjoyed a great meal at Redneck’s Red Hot BBQ. I wanted to share that experience with Greg.  In order to have room for some peach cobbler (a la, of course), we split a pulled pork sandwich w/ slaw. And, b/c I have no willpower when it comes to sweets, we also ordered a piece of the frozen lemon pie to tuck away in our freezer. Yum all round.

50's funk inside

mural on outside wall

Coasted into Lake Havasu mid-afternoon and were immediately befriended by another couple who good-naturedly accused us of “stealing their Meridian” (owning the MH they’ve been trying to find). Later we enjoyed a wonderful evening w/ a couple Greg had met during his PQEI days. (PQEI was the business he co-owned for 10 years.) This area is a haven for lots of retirees, but I need real trees, real seasons, and my family.