January 31, 2010

Sunday 31~~~~We drove 270 miles today stopping at our favorite little hamburger stand in Mina, Nevada arriving at Tonapah about four o"clock. It was so cold we didn't even go outside or over to the the casino there, we ate dinner and watched television and went to bed. Tomorrow we will be in Mesquite where it is warm. Monday Feb 1~~~~ On the road about 9:30 this morning, it sure is cold and the mountains are beautiful with all the snow on them. I am reading my book and Kent keeps telling me I should be taking some pictures with my new camera. Once I got started it was fun and we pulled over several times to take different shots. We got so involved with the scenery and the steam coming out of the hills. We missed our turn to Highway 375 heading to Mesquite. Highway 375 is the "Extraterrestrial Highway" where all the sightings of "Aliens" and "Area 51" is . maybe that is why we missed our turn, the aliens misguided us. LOL There was nothing we could do but keep going and try to find a place to turn the rig around. We are pretty good at turning around , as I have wrote stories about previous experiences. Kent drove until he found a trail off the road heading across the pasture to probably some cattleman's ranch. He drove in there and I grabbed the camera and got out to do my job of stopping Kent or the traffic which ever works out the best. There was some snow on the trail, so Kent had to put the truck in 4 wheel drive to back up the slight incline. We have driven miles and only saw 3 hay trucks traveling together, 2 pick ups and one car, so the odds of anyone coming up the road were slim, so I took the pictures of Kent turning around again with "THE LONG TRAILER". I think of that movie quite often during our travels. Kent said he thought I was crazy when he looked in the mirrors and saw me taking pictures and not watching the road or guiding him while he backs up. I told him it was OK as I could see for a mile each way, remember we are out in the middle of nowhere. I was wearing a shirt and vest and I was shocked when I got in the truck and noticed the temperature was 18 degrees. (Kent's version) The real story was that luckily Sharon was taking pictures and didn't realize we had gotten stuck, with the 5th wheel wheels in a ditch. We couldn't go forward but with a "what the hell did I get us into attitude," I managed to back out of the ditch . LOL