Just A Big Circle; Casa Grande – Denver – Portland – Back to Casa Grande

A Big Circle This drive is just part of a big circle in the western US! After we deliver this load of flour from Commerce City, Colorado to Portland and pick up our load of grass seed in Halsey, Oregon, we'll head back to Casa Grande, Arizona, completing the big circle in the western US States. Load of grass seed from Halsey, Oregon to Casa Grande, Arizona I've lost track of how many times I've done this big circle; … [Read more...]

Nevada Into SE Oregon on US Highway 95

Mill City, NV to La Grande, OR(click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) Nevada Into SE Oregon Today we'll be driving from northern Nevada into SE Oregon on US Highway 95. We'll start out at the TA Travel Center near Mill City, Nevada and head north on US Highway 95 through McDermitt on the Nevada/Oregon border. Desolate Southeastern Oregon From McDermitt, it's 101 miles, or 162 kilometers, to the next … [Read more...]

A Desolate Oregon Drive

Ontario, OR to Hawthorne, NV(click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) Desolate Oregon We’ll be spending the day driving through some of the most desolate parts of the western U.S. along US Highway 95 in southwest Idaho, southeast Oregon and northern Nevada. No Cell Phone Coverage Here I enjoy driving along this route, but I wouldn’t want to break down out here; there are a few areas that still don’t have … [Read more...]