Shoe Tree

Although I have driven past this tree a half-dozen times in the past two years, I have never stopped to check it out. It looked so romantic while speeding past at 80 MPH; so many memory-by-shoe hanging from the branches. …

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Oct 14 – workin’, drivin’, and strollin’ a cemetery

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Firstly, I got that sunset picture I wanted it last night Today was not the most special day of the trip. Just spent the entire day working and driving and arrived in Springdale, UT to hang for the night. I …

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Oct 13 – Valley of Death and Fire!

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Well, last night I did make it through Death Valley, though not without it’s own dramas, after a 3-hour drive in the dark. First, you have to understand Death Valley. It is easy to *think* you understand, but the reality …

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Sept 8 – I am awake, rock slide, ah… bed

6:30 AM – Alarm sounds and I actually wake and get moving only to find out that my alarm (cell phone) changed to Pacific time. My body is still under the assumption that it is 7:30AM… dang it! Only 280 …

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Sept 7 – Driving thru NV, Holy Hamburger!

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Yea, so the truck stop didn’t do it for me, and it was full of flies! By the time I finished my evening work and dinner, I must have had a 100 stow-away flies in my van. I left the …

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