After spending two nights at a hotel near St George, Utah, we got back on the road and delivered the load from Cedar City, Utah to Woodland, Washington two days late. After making the delivery in Woodland, we deadheaded about 120 miles north to Sumner to pick up a load for Phoenix. It takes about three days to drive to Phoenix from Sumner, so we made the delivery in Phoenix and parked for the night at the Schneider … [Read more...]
Truck Stops
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Stopping for Chicken and a Tire Check in Ontario, Oregon – Hermiston, OR to Tremonton, UT
Yesterday, after digging out and hooking our loaded trailer in Sumner, Washington, and then stopping for some fresh fruit in eastern Washington, we continued on to Hermiston, Oregon, where we stopped for the night. Today we’ll continue running our load out of Sumner bound for Hurricane, Utah after stopping for the night at the Stanfield Pilot Travel Center near Hermiston, Oregon. We’ll travel across northeastern Oregon and … [Read more...]
Hazy Dayz of Summer Wildfires and Another Flat Tire
Last night we parked in a pullout on California Highway 139 about 14 miles south of Tulelake, California. Today we're driving north into Oregon and Washington with a brief stop at the Pilot Travel Center in Klamath Falls. Shortly after we leave Klamath Falls, you'll notice that it starts to get hazy over Upper Klamath Lake and then along Oregon Highway 58 as we cross the mountains. Later in the video I'll talk a little about the … [Read more...]