Santa Fe

We have arrived at Santa Fe, New Mexico. Just shy of 1000 miles from home. Temperature is 90 degrees with 6 percent humidity. Highlight of the day was blizzards from Dairy Queen at Flying C Ranch on Route 66. We got our kicks on Route 66, you should have been there.

Mother Neff State Park

We stayed the first night at Mother Neff State Park, the first state park in Texas. It is just outside Temple. We spent 7 hours on the road and drove through several showers. We did have a nice lunch break in the Walmart parking lot at Lake Conroe. I did take I-10 from Bridge City to Beaumont and Granny was not happy. She's better now.

You can the pictures at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/MilesTheYounger/YellowstoneVacation

Family Vacation

The adventure begins today. We are headed to Yellowstone by way of Santa Fe. Any bets on what time this wagon will roll out of BC?

Calling All Campers

We are planning a camping trip for June 11, 12, & 13. We plan to celebrate Linda June's Birthday and get ready for the big Yellowstone trip. We thought about going to Red Hill, but it is closed for the season while it undergoes some major renovations. We can either go to Huntsville State Park, Livingston State Park, or some other destination not yet named. If you are interested in this camp out, please let me know or better yet just show up at Granny's on Sunday and we'll talk about it.

I-10 Adventure Update

The police report came out today and the SUV driver was cited for failure to maintain a single lane. The other two drivers were both cited for failure to control speed. I did not receive a citation. The estimate to repair the Tacoma came in at $12,000. Hopefully the insurance companies won't take too long to pay up.

The Interstate 10 Adventures Continue

After telling my mother just the other day that I-10 was much improved and much safer than it used to be, I was involved in yet another bizarre accident. Going home on Monday as I crossed over the Cow Bayou Bridge, I saw a green SUV that was drifting out of their lane towards the outside edge of the road. I was in the inside lane and I started slowing down to see what this vehicle was going to do. I thought they might take the exit or maybe jump back into their lane. The SUV never slowed down and did not apply their brakes as it plowed into the barricade protecting the concrete divider between the highway lanes and the exit ramp. The SUV was launched into the air and did a 90 degree turn and landed crossways on both lanes in front of me. Since the lanes have barricades on both sides, a collision could not be avoided. I braked as hard as possible and was looking straight at the lady driving the SUV as I slid towards her. I was almost stopped by the time my vehicle made contact with hers. At this point in time I was rear-ended by a Tahoe, which lifted the rear of my truck and shoved it sideways. Before we could all come to a complete stop, an 18-wheeler hit the Tahoe. Fortunately nobody was injured, but my Tacoma will be spending some time in the shop. The front-end to the Tahoe was completely destroyed and the rear was crushed as well.

Time to Update those Gift Lists!

There's only one more birthday to clelebrate before the Christmas shopping season begins, so get those lists updated. Or you can just let me pick out some super gifts like the electronic yodelling pickle.