Not a bad motto to go by, huh?
Well, we ran into that statement today when we pulled behind an old school bus today in Elko, NV. It was painted across the top of the back of the bus. I should probably tell you, too, that the bus was painted in various pastel colors with a big giraffe painted on the back of it. Except for the driver, the bus looked pretty empty until , suddenly, Betsy noticed that a woman in the back of the bus looked like she was taking her shirt off. Then, she commented that from the looks of it, "that bus needs new shocks!" Use your imagination. We didn't have to. What a way to start our day! Yes, yes, "if you want to enjoy life, you have to live life."
We stopped for gas and wondered if we'd see the bus again on our way to Utah. No such luck. Betsy thinks the bus was headed for Eugene. Oregon Country Fair is coming up soon, isn't it?
I know you'd love to see a picture in this post, but it all happened so suddenly and we were so taken by surprise that we forgot to grab our camera. Sorry to disappoint you!
Well, we didn't run into any more interesting busses along our route through Utah today. But, we did roll into Moab around 8:30pm tonight. We're off to Arches National Park in the morning and hope to make it to Nebraska by this time tomorrow night. Catch you later!
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Entering Winnemucca
What a sky! It was beautiful, but we think that some of the color in the sky was due the smoke in the air, still lingering and wafting from the fire in Lake Tahoe.
Eastern Oregon...
We wish we could post all of our pics here-- it's so hard to choose! We had beautiful weather in Eastern Oregon yesterday. Here's a shot, with what we believe to be the Steens Mountains poking up in the distance.
Moab and a numb bum...
We left Winnemucca this morning and tonight we're settled in Moab. We are at the gateway to the Arches National Park -- which we'll hit first thing in the morning.
Much better internet connection this time.
We stopped at the Great Salt Lake. (That's us in the Lake...!) It was quite the experience... It was super salty -- as you would expect, but so much so that our shoes and clothes are showing salt stains. It was slimy to walk out on the exposed bed to the water -- and there were trillions of little gnats trying to fly in your mouth and up your nose. Some were successful. The water was really warm and shallow. We took pictures of people 2 or 3 city blocks out into the lake and they were only to their knees. I'm really gald we went into the lake -- but once is enough for me! About 30 miles down the road Liz and I were still wondering what smelled funny... There is a HUGE bird colony just up wind of the lake and the stench was memorable and lasting.
The scenery when we left Provo was spectacular! If you have never been to Utah, make a plan to visit! Highway 6 from Provo to Green River is the route we took and it was beautiful the entire way. (The photo from the road is of the Rhone Cliffs between Price and Green River. It was stunning and this picture was about 35 miles away from the actual cliff.)
Much better internet connection this time.
We stopped at the Great Salt Lake. (That's us in the Lake...!) It was quite the experience... It was super salty -- as you would expect, but so much so that our shoes and clothes are showing salt stains. It was slimy to walk out on the exposed bed to the water -- and there were trillions of little gnats trying to fly in your mouth and up your nose. Some were successful. The water was really warm and shallow. We took pictures of people 2 or 3 city blocks out into the lake and they were only to their knees. I'm really gald we went into the lake -- but once is enough for me! About 30 miles down the road Liz and I were still wondering what smelled funny... There is a HUGE bird colony just up wind of the lake and the stench was memorable and lasting.
The scenery when we left Provo was spectacular! If you have never been to Utah, make a plan to visit! Highway 6 from Provo to Green River is the route we took and it was beautiful the entire way. (The photo from the road is of the Rhone Cliffs between Price and Green River. It was stunning and this picture was about 35 miles away from the actual cliff.)
Waking up to day two...
Good Morning!
This shot is of the Painted Hills out of Mitchell Oregon.
This will be short -- we're not having great luck with the internet connections. We left yesterday and made it to the painted hills which were indeed spectacular and worth the drive. And they are something everyone should see -- at least once! Then we went up over the hill and into Burns Oregon. We'd been told to make sure that we used restrooms and got fuel before we left Burns for Winnemucca. They weren't kidding... It was a LONG stretch of road with NOTHING along the way except for a few scattered ranches and commerical trucking weigh station!
We made it to Winnemucca around 9 PM.
We have stories to tell and pictures to show -- but not with this internet connection!
We're off this morning thru Elko and Wells Nevada, Salt Lake City and onto Moab Utah.
This will be short -- we're not having great luck with the internet connections. We left yesterday and made it to the painted hills which were indeed spectacular and worth the drive. And they are something everyone should see -- at least once! Then we went up over the hill and into Burns Oregon. We'd been told to make sure that we used restrooms and got fuel before we left Burns for Winnemucca. They weren't kidding... It was a LONG stretch of road with NOTHING along the way except for a few scattered ranches and commerical trucking weigh station!
We made it to Winnemucca around 9 PM.
We have stories to tell and pictures to show -- but not with this internet connection!
We're off this morning thru Elko and Wells Nevada, Salt Lake City and onto Moab Utah.
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