I got a call from a knitter friend as Gary shopped at Cabela's Boomtown. She warned us about the bumpy road between Boomtown and Weimar. But Gary decided to brave it. We soon found out it was a scary thing to do. There were signs warning nothing over 108" could drive on i-80. We are 102" wide so Gary figured no problem. Then we ended up squeezed into this tiny section of roadway for several miles--going 20 mph because the truck way in front was nervous, as he should have been. After that the pavement alternated between brand new smooth patches and extremely bumpy spots. The dogs kept glaring at Gary like he needed to stop this silliness and drive smoothly. Gary counted 9 Hiway Patrol cars between Donner Pass and Baxter--and another 9 just before Auburn for a new record of 18 in one day!
There must have been a bit of rain in the mountains while we were gone. We were amazed at how much green we saw all the way down the hill.
We had a nice harvest from our garden to greet us.
And my knitting accomplishment for the trip was to start and finish this gorgeous scarf.
We'll sleep good in our own bed tonight and so will our girls. It was a wonderful trip, fun times with good friends, fantastic scenery, terrific weather. Life doesn't get better than this.
3 comments:
Oh what a trip. Again? Soon?
It did sound like a great trip! Glad you're home safely!
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