Locust, the Bible, and a Car Wash

Well yesterday was Sunday and what do many people do on Sunday? They go to church. Well we didn't make it to church so they came to us. Wasn't there some reference to Locusts in the Bible??? I sleep through the only bible study class that I ever took in 12th grade English. (I slept through English class, now there is a surprise.) Well we saw Locusts.

The following description is graphic so please shield any childerns eyes that might be in the area when you read this outloud.

So, let me tell you a little story about a Locust. He doesn't have a name. But this Locust one day said to himself; "Self, I would like to go out in the middle of the road and see what I can see." So, the Locust went out in the middle of the road. Well guess what happened? All he saw was the business end of a Goodyear tire. No more Locust. So, now to of his friends saw him laying in the road. And they thought to themselves; "Mmmm, Lunch". Locust are not really too smart if you have not noticed. And so they went into the road to cleanup this first mess. SUPRISE, guess what happened to them. Squish, Squish. And so this evil cycle has continued for many a year now.

Enter Paula and RJ and a Honda yesterday. Well this cycle now includes thousands of Locusts over many miles of road on Rte. 50 in NV. The locals say that it isn't too bad right now, they sometimes use snowplows to clear the road. So, after a nice long day traveling from Green River, UT to Fallon, NV we decided to get a motel room for the night and spend some quality time at the local self service car wash. Locust is not a pretty color on a teardrop.

We are off to explore some towns in NW Nevada today. And we will camp in the National Forest toinght before our entrance into Yosemite on Wednesday morning.

Take care and stay away from Rte. 50!
R.J

I don't know what day it is, but I know that I am in Colorado

Well it is now Saturday, I think, and we are in Grand Junction, CO.

We spent last night in a Wal-Mart parking lot (they allow RV's to camp overnite) just outside downtown Denver.

The state of Kansas was just as I expected, very long. And today's trip through the Rockies was very interesting. No photos to ad today since I am using a Public Library computer.

More to come later.
R.J.

Day 1, Step 1.

Well we survived our first day on our trip to Yosemite. We wanted to leave at noon on the 20th, and we left on the 20th. But it was a different 12 o'clock. We used our new teardrop trailer for it's intended use on the first night. We drove for 4 hours and then slept in Bob Evans parking lot for 4 hours. Bob is nice like that.

If I remember correctly now, we ended up with 12 fire calls in the last four days in SW. Now it is Gary's turn.

After a very nice visit with the Kentucky family (which included homeade ice cream) we are now headed west to KC.

Please note that all photos are taken by the author. With the exception of the vehicle crash. That is brought to you by, Gary Wysocki. I didn't know that photo credits are needed when using a cell phone camera...

Two days left before the trip and guess what we are doing???

Well I have finally started our blog. I spent 30 minutes last night starting this and I lost everything. So, this time it will be shorter.

We have been busy packing and moving this weekend. But it has been only in between fire calls. The last one was about 4 hours long and very interesting.

Paula is the one in the white helmet and my mother is the one carrying the fire extinguisher. Pretty amazing crash. The rear of the 1-ton van is only being supported by the safety chains of the trailer. Don't even ask how they got it out.

So, this is our blog. And we both will be entering posts to it. So, you will have to figure out who is posting as you read it. I am guessing that it will be obvious. We will try to keep it updated as much as possible while we are on the road. And you can comment to any of the posts if you want. So, be nice because I would be nice to you. (Ok, Paula would)

Here is a few photos of our new home for the next few months.

It should be fun.

R.J.