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and we are near to the end of our trip and the truck won't start
but we had a great time...
we're headed home after three hours of trying to start it and being very far away from anything remotely resembling a gas station. When it started we felt like we had actually won in Las Vegas.
This trip has a happy ending!
We Are Headed to the Mountains
I kept looking for the perfect Joshua Tree but this ended up being the photo I liked best.
This Was the Weirdest Sign for a Grocery Store
In the saddest most depressed town we have ever seen.
It appears their only employer was a salt/mineral plant. That's it.
His Eyes Were Soooo Blue I Almost Couldn't Look at Him
This guy has the bluest eyes I have ever seen - and the biggest hands and the twirliest legs.
Ballarat Picnic
So inviting...and the only place to sit, here in Ballarat.
A gold rush ghost town that now mostly hosts off road vehicles and lost travelers looking for a place to eat lunch.
The Manson Family's Escape Vehicle
Well this is the story - which seems plausible and makes for an interesting photo.
They say that the family was on the run from the law and got stuck in the salt flats and then took off on foot, leaving the truck. Later the residents pulled it out and used it until it broke down. That is pretty much the state of things here. Used until it broke down.
Death Valley is Next and We Are in For Some Fun
Poor Ej drives for hours to Death Valley. We get there and we are exhausted and the campsites leave a bit to be desired but we find one. And we get all settled in - there are a few campers around us using tents and two guys on motorcycles in sleeping bags and then a few campers. There is a nice gentle warm breeze blowing and as time goes by the wind is blowing harder, and harder. After watching the guy next to us place little rocks around his tent, apparently to keep it from blowing over, we decide to go to bed. And as it gets later the wind starts to really crank. It's blowing so hard now that it is rocking the camper. We can't sleep at all - it goes from something like a 40knot wind to relatively calm and then off in the distance you hear it coming again and it all starts over. So finally we wake up at around 3 or so to everyone in tents packing up and leaving which was hysterical to watch. And in the morning we saw the two motorcycle guys walking all over camp gathering their things. They were young so probably hadn't even noticed the wind and thought some ass hole had messed with their stuff.
That night was like a lifetime and we REALLY wanted to leave. Plus I was getting a cold...
Oh yah, and my Bro will like this: I turn around and EJ has a piece of PVC and a hack saw and he has decided to reconfigure the camper's plumbing - in the middle of Death Valley. He has actually brought along pipe cement. Well I figure this can only be a bad thing. But wouldn't you know it, this is the only time he has worked on pipe and had all the pieces he needed. This will never happen again.
The Secrist's Have Left the Building!
Yes, and it's a good thing. One can only take so much cigarette smoke, traffic, and people who have just gotten out of a Jimmy Buffett concert. On the way we decided it would be fun to play a game where you had to be the first to spot a hooker, crack dealer, or possible filming of Cops. Not Cops 2.0 though.
Instead we had a great dinner and went to see Ka. Very cool. There were the two dudes who ran on a wheel that reminded us of the two trouble makers in the Dr. Suess series. If you see it you'll know what we mean.
Off to Valley of Fire for some campin'. Also.
I Saw This and Was Immediately Bummed
We just put a new roof on our house and had no idea that this option even existed.
Definitely would have picked this over the metal roof that EJ and Johnny Farr put on.
And yup we were still in Las Vegas.
Well I Forgot Our Breakfast in Las Vegas
So who do you think picked Lucky Charms and who picked Raisin Bran?
It's sad cause I can't even get a little risky in Las Vegas.
Monday, October 20, 2008
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