Thursday, August 10, 2017 Today we tackle the Colorado Rocky Mountains! We'll climb two major summits and pass through four tunnels as we travel eastbound on Interstate 70 as we continue our journey to Missouri. The longest of the four tunnels is the Eisenhower–Edwin C. Johnson Memorial Tunnel. The Eisenhower tunnel is one of the highest vehicular tunnels in the world. It's the longest mountain tunnel (1.7 miles long) and … [Read more...]
Utah I-70: The Most Beautiful Drive in the Western USA? – Parowan, UT to Rifle, CO
December 19, 2017 by ·
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 Today we're going to drive through what I think is one of the most beautiful parts of the western USA. See if you agree. Leaving Parowan, Utah, we're continuing our journey to Missouri. We'll end the day in Colorado. This map shows the route for this load of onion flakes, from Firebaugh, California where we picked it up, and each end-of-day stops over the next several days until we make delivery in … [Read more...]
Detour to Las Vegas for an Eye Exam – Primm, NV to Parowan, UT
December 15, 2017 by ·
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 Yesterday's plan was to get home to Las Vegas, but there just wasn't enough time on the clock to make it there so we had to stop in Primm last night. After trying to catch a shower at the Whiskey Pete's Flying J Travel Center in Primm, I gave up on that and headed on in to the Walmart in Henderson for my eye exam. Later, I had dinner with my roommate and then continued on to Parowan, Utah to wrap up a … [Read more...]
