Sunday, March 21, 2010

BAD WINDS, SLUSH ON THE ROADS, & COLD!!!!

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A CONTENTED LITTLE TRAVELER

First thing I saw when I stepped out of the rig this morning was my breath. It was cold out alright.  There is electricity at this spot as well as water so we were able to use our electric heaters last night.  And use them we did!!  Didn't hook up to water Saturday night though because we didn't want to be froze to the water tap this morning & unable to leave early.

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HEY MIKE, WENT BY THOSE WINDMILLS AGAIN THIS MORNING & CRACKED OFF A SHOT THROUGH THE DIRTY WINDSHIELD FOR YA:))

 

 

We left Coleman Park in Brownfield, Texas at 6:50 a.m.  Rolling east out of town the big red rising sun was sitting right square on the road in front of us.  Wow, talk about eye strain for awhile.  We were not too long on the road when I was aware of a vibration in the rig.  I could feel it in my seat but didn't feel anything in the steering wheel & thought that was kind of odd.  Took me a couple minutes to finally figure it out.  Before we left home last fall I had bought a foam seat cushion on sale at Canadian Tire.  It has 6 small massage motors in it for legs & back.  Of course I forgot to use it for most of the trip but I did remember to plug it in this morning.  And yep, that was the vibration I was feeling in my seat alright.  Oh, isn't this aging process fun!!!!

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GONNA BE A COLD DAMP NIGHT AT WALLYWORLD IN BONHAM, TEXAS

We started out with light winds this morning but by 10 o'clock we were being blown all over the place again.   Nice sunny day but those nasty wind gusts sure made for some tough driving.  As usual there was very little traffic on highway 380 & it's the main reason we use this road coming & going to the southwest.  I first came across it a few years ago while pouring over maps & Atlas's looking for a route west that avoided large cities.  We use the section of 380 between Jacksboro, Texas & Tularosa, New Mexico.  Nice rest stops along the way, very little traffic, some sleepy western towns, & a couple of free overnight spots with utilities. 

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I THINK WE JUST MISSED THE LOCAL SNOW STORM

The winds were really bad on the section of road heading north from Jacksboro on highway 59 to St. Joes just west of Gainsville, Texas.  Our gas mileage probably dropped to about 2 miles per gallon:((

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Fueled up in Bowie, Texas about 2 o'clock & pushed on.  I wanted to get Gainsville behind us because I knew the traffic through there would be busy in the morning.  We were surprised by the snow in this area & slushy spots on the road.  Two years ago on our way west we did an overnighter at a Wally World in a town called Bonham so that's where we are right now.  Sure is cold here!!

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Did a little browse around in Wal-Mart & picked up a few groceries.  We'll be out of here first thing in the morning & will spend tomorrow night somewhere in Arkansas before our northward swing up the Ohio Valley.  The rig is running good, dogs are fine, & Kelly has been pacifying me with egg salad sandwiches while on the run.  All is well in RV Ville...............:))   DSC_6814

AW COME ON MOM & DAD, LET'S GO BACK TO ARIZONA

GROANER'S CORNER:(( 

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15 comments:

  1. THAT is a great shot of Max !!

    the hermit

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  2. love your pictures..what kind of camera do you have??

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  3. OH, geez, guys, you left the southwest way too early! My family (Janna's) lives in Arkansas and the north western part of the state got 10 inches of snow yesterday (Saturday). Travel safe and keep those sandwiches coming Kelly!

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  4. Good to read about another day of safe driving for the Bunch. You'll really have to snuggle up to little Motormouse tonight!!! It will probably get mighty low on the old thermometer.

    Take care.

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  5. Glad the wind didn't blow you off the road... GREAT photos especially the sweet doggies and the Windmills. LOVED them!!! Keep traveling safe my friend.
    Donna

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  6. I am so happy to be out of the snow right now. I get up to a cool 40F in the morning and it hits the low-mid 70's by afternoon. Perfect for me. Just be careful in those winds and especially if the roads are slushy.

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  7. That cold weather is scary, surely it has to warm up in the next few weeks, right? Nice pictures - even if there is too much snow!! Great pic of Max!! Safe travels!

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  8. Nice picture of Max, drive outa that snow, so it won't be so cold! Anyway safe travels. We are in Holbrook on I 40 a couple of days behind you. I don't want to catch up to that nasty cold weather if I can help it.

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  9. I love reading your blog and looking at your pictures. Travel safe! Gail

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  10. You know I LOVE windmills,,,and WOW,,,, That is a windmill FARM!!
    You can bet your bottom molars that I lifted it and put it in my windmill album!! Thanks Pal!!

    Burrrr, that snow looks COLD. We won't head up into the Hills of SD until last of May,,,but we'll still see a little snow ourselves.

    Keep travelin safe,,,,

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  11. Way too early to be headed that way just 'cause of the breezes wafting through the California desert! We like the sound of the 380. When we get back to where our maps are stored (maybe by the end of this week) we'll look it up for our next pass through Texas.

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  12. I think I agree with the dogs.. go back to Arizona till all the snow melts!

    Karen and Steve
    http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com

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  13. Hey Kelly...I am in need of some cute hats in this wind..where do you get yours???

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  14. Boy Al you must be burning up the pavement, We missed the snow here in Dardenne Prairie MO, it went south of the St Louis/St Charles Area. But it really won't start to green up around here till after April 1st. Hope you guys didn't leave to ear;y for home, I would think Bayfield is still pretty cold. Be Safe. Sam & Donna.

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  15. Nice and warm up here in the North!! South really sucked this year...Warmer in Ont then TX.

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