Journey Home

Tonight we are staying in Ogallala, Nebraska at a family farm converted into an RV park. It is not quite as nice as the other parks we have visited, but it will do fine for an overnight stay.

There has been some concern voiced over recent news about Granny & Pawpaw's plans for a new RV lifestyle. All I can say is that you have to be here to witness the excitement first hand to truly understand. The full hook-ups at Bear's need to include cable tv and wifi. We have that much in this corn field in Ogallala.

Mt. Rushmore

Mt. Rushmore was very impressive, but I thought it was going to be this big huge mountain that you could drive by and see without having to go to the top.

Granny and Pawpaw have really enjoyed this trip and all they can talk about is how big their next RV will be. They have been looking over all the big fancy RV's in all the parks trying to decide what features the new one must have. They are torn between getting a bigger new truck with a fifth wheel trailer or just go for one of the big bus type units. I think they are leaning toward the bus type because they are talking about how they could just spend all of their summers just cruising around the country. This would mean selling the house and they could just park the bus at Bear's house in the winter since she has that fine new pull-through. She just needs to get Rut to put in hook-ups. Granny says she would even get her driver's license to help Pawpaw with the driving. I tell you its just getting crazy out here on the road and we are still 1300 miles from home.

Yellowstone Last Day

We took the south loop of the Grand Tour to Lake Yellowstone on our way out. The pass on the way out the East Entrance had snow on the side of the mountain just a few feet above the truck. I promised Granny that this would be the last high mountain road we would take on this trip. As a result we had to drive south to Casper and tomorrow we drive back north to Mt. Rushmore.

Yellowstone Update

We did find a bell for Pawpaw, but we haven't had time to put it on him. The most exciting challenges navigating around Yellowstone have been trying to avoid the city folks that stop in the middle of the road if they see an animal near the road. We did see one fool try to get up close to a bull elk. The elk charged him, but unfortunately the guy was able to run back to the road. We were hoping for some elk goring footage for youtube. We have seen buffalo, elk, and a bear. We will pass through Yellowstone one more time on our way to Casper and then to Mt. Rushmore.

Adventures in Yellowstone

First let me just say we've been running hard and the wifi here is limited to 2 consecutive hours a day. We began day 1 at Yellowstone trying to get the grey water line repaired. The friendly folks at the RV park recommended OB's RV repair. We called OB and they said they could have someone out by the end of the week. (We should be back home by then.) When we told them we could not wait that long, they said we could come by for the parts and if they didn't have them, there was a hardware store next door. Pawpaw and I set off to find OB's, but could not locate them in this little town. Pawpaw called OB and got further instructions, but we still could not find them. We did find the hardware store next door to the RV park. It was within walking distance from our trailer. The sewer is repaired.

Yellowstone 2010 At Last!

We made it to Yellowstone and watched Old Faithful erupt. We also made a pass through part of the Grand Tetons. Will have more news tomorrow and pictures too.

Idaho Highway Blues

Idaho was quite lovely and the highways were in good shape. Our troubles began after a "quick" trip to the Blackfoot Walmart. Just outside Sugar City the left rear trailer tire blew-out. We managed to limp along to a truck stop and a kind gentleman from Liberty, Texas stopped to help us. We got Pawpaws 1995 Goodyear trailer put on the ground for the first time. The gentleman from Texas refused any compensation and said that's what friends are for. Then just 60 miles from our destination, that fine spare tire blew-out. After a call to 911 and another kind gentleman's aid, we were rescued by a tire repairman with a deputy to redirect traffic. Our five hour drive took 10 hours. To top it off when the tire blew-out, it took out the grey water drain line.