June 2012 – bethdeitchman

Home

We woke up in our own bed this morning because we came home a day early. We’re all glad that we did. Ralphie already seems to have forgotten we left, except that he’s been carefully, almost methodically re-marking the neighborhood, letting his dog friends know he is back, I suppose. (There’s a very lame jokeContinue reading “Home”

Return to Battle Mountain

Driving is damn tiring work. You wouldn’t think so since it involves so much sitting. But I’m exhausted. We’re in the middle of nowhere again: Battle Mountain, Nevada. It is really freaking hot–as hot as it was cold in Truckee. In fact, I can’t wait to get to Truckee tomorrow for the cold (then IContinue reading “Return to Battle Mountain”

Line Painting Day

I didn’t mean to take two days off from writing but Monday night we had no Internet and Tuesday I was just too tired. I’ll explain why in a moment. We’re back in Salt Lake City, half way home to San Rafael. This afternoon we covered much of Utah, which is how we know thatContinue reading “Line Painting Day”

Denver with Family

We’ve been in the Denver area since Thursday and have discovered something curious about the mile high city and its environs. The Denverites seem to make as much use of individual street names as possible. In other words, Denver is host to a Franklin Street, Franklin Ave, Franklin Blvd, and Franklin Circle. Whenever we programContinue reading “Denver with Family”

Glenwood Springs and Beyond

I could live in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, death place of Doc Holliday and home of the best Greek omelette I have ever eaten. After four days of staying almost in the middle of nowhere (except for Salt Lake City, but we were so far outside the city we might as well have been in theContinue reading “Glenwood Springs and Beyond”

Double Dream Hands

Here’s what I learned today: 1. the Grosse Pointe Blank soundtrack is really good; 2. I can’t remember this one; neither can Dave; and 3. Utah is prettier than Nevada. We left Salt Lake City around 9:00 this morning headed for Green River, Utah. As we were leaving Salt Lake, we started listening to theContinue reading “Double Dream Hands”

New Tires

There is a possibility that Dave and I got scammed today. We pulled into a Shell Station in Wells, Nevada to take care of important road trip business. As Dave was pumping gas, a guy from the tire store attached to the gas station approached the car and examined our tires. He looked very serious.Continue reading “New Tires”

Battle Mountain, Nevada

Day two on the road and we’re in the middle of nowhere, staying in a hotel near the freeway in Battle Mountain, Nevada, which is apparently half way to nearly everywhere. At least that’s what the billboard said. And if a billboard says it’s so, well, then I guess it must be so, especially sinceContinue reading “Battle Mountain, Nevada”

On the Road with Ralphie

We’re in Truckee, California, our first stop on our first road trip with Ralphie. Eventually we’ll end up in Denver, but we’re taking it slow and easy. No more than four hours of driving a day and plenty of time to enjoy the scenery. I love road trips because we get to make our ownContinue reading “On the Road with Ralphie”