When last I talked to you folks, we were about to head east for a few days in McPherson, KS, to visit Alice's sister and brother-in-law. We did that: 550 miles east, three days there, 550 miles back to Greeley. We got good mileage on I-70, but the drive was loooooong, both ways. Good to see the relatives, and we all enjoyed it, but ....
After Greeley, we headed north to Custer, SD where we spent a week in the foothills of the Black Hills. In the beginning it was cloudy and cool, then we had rain and storms. There was a hail storm, and Wolf heard the sound of 3/4" hailstones bouncing off the roof for the next three days. He was freaked out -- so was I. But apparently, there was no damage to our solar panels or roofing material.
On 6/20 we moved up to near Sturgis for the Boomerang. We had a delightful time meeting with the Boomers and exchanging tall tales. We took a couple of drives with Sarah and Pete -- almost got lost one time -- but their trusty GPS brought us back to the civilized world.
The next week we headed over to Gillette and set up for the Escapade. We had a pretty good show, and my seminar on Tuesday went well. We sold less product this time than last -- there was a lot of interest but people were holding onto their money.
We stuck around Gillette for the 4th of July show and then headed down to Ft Caspar where we stayed for a week. Next we traversed Wyoming through Rawlins and Evanston to Layton, Utah, where we visited with Alice's brother and sister-in-law. They are in a very nice assisted living facility in Clearfield.
On 7//19 we headed across the Great Salt Flats and reached Wells, NV. We stayed there for three nights to let the weather ahead clear out, the continued on to Sutherlin, OR. That is where we are staying at the present time. We expect to be here for two weeks.
The good news is that by keeping my average speed below 55mph and making sure I don't excite the Check Engine Light, I am averaging around 12.5 miles per gallon of fuel. Bad news is that the fuel is averaging about $4.75 per gallon. We have been seeing some very wide expanses along the way through northern Nevada and southern Oregon. But driving is getting to be a pain -- it will be good to sit mostly in one place for the next few weeks.
BTW, we came down OR-138 from Crater Lake along the Northern Umpqua River. It is a gorgeous drive, and the river looks great, like what I remember of the Feather and the Trinity back in California. Too bad I didn't have time to stop and enjoy it -- maybe later.
Guess that's it for the time being.
Sam Penny
the Prudent RVer
resting at the Timber Valley SKP Coop in Sutherlin, OR
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