Pahrump to (south of) Las Vegas

Folks that already live on the road might want to skip this, as it’s about the logistics of moving sites. There are many “moving parts” (so to speak) in a move.  I’m not obsessive about it, but I do try to get stuff done in a rational and productive manner.  flu shot I scheduled a

Tonapah to Pahrump via Rhyolite

Temps were going to drop into the teens in Tonapah so I planned to leave Friday (today). It will be about 15f warmer there, with highs in the 50s. Last night as I was working on pre-bed chores I heard another vehicle scrambling up the rocky path. This was unusual because for days there had

August, according to Google

Seaside to Portland

I decided to walk the beach in the morning before it got hot.  I’d walked by this statue many times without reading the sign;  Seaside claims to be the terminus of the Lewis & Clark Trail: According to wiki:

portland heat

There’s a bit of a heatwave in the Portland area (100F) that was supposed to be my next stop.   Not a big deal for Texas but Oregonians don’t have A/C to cope with such things. It was about 10F cooler on the coast so I headed toward Seaside.  On the way there was a sign

June timeline

per google

a walk to the west

Muffin and I went for a walk earlier today to the west;  this is the general direction looking from camp: The dark patches are the canyon.  Walking over to it you see:

south fork of the Boise River

This canyon is maybe a half mile from our campsite:

coming down the mountain

I  came off the mountain Monday when the snow let up.  Once again the front-wheel-drive Promaster was surefooted as a gazelle. There was an overlook after you descended to about 7,000:  

stealthing in Provo

Yesterday was a little stressful. I left Beaver and headed toward Richfield to reprovision.  On the way I saw Butch Cassidy’s cabin: Nice little display.  You can enter the buildings, no litter, vault toilet and dumpster in the parking lot. Just up the road from there a large tom turkey shuffled  across the road. Tried