Truck Stop Shut Down The Denver Pilot truck stop shut down?!? Who knew? I was there just a few weeks ago! An Easy Day? Today should be an easy day; make the delivery in Brighton, Colorado first thing in the morning and then head about 20 minutes south to drop my now empty trailer at the place I'm picking up tomorrow's load. Once I drop the empty trailer we'll head over to the nearby TA Travel Center for a truck wash, a … [Read more...]
Out of California – North On US Highway 6
Irwindale, CA to Hermiston, OR(click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) Out of California We're going to backtrack our way out of California north on US Highway 6 after rolling north on US Highway 395. We made our delivery last night in Redlands, California and then drove to Irwindale to pick up our next load and then made it to the Pilot Travel Center in Hesperia. Into Nevada Now we're ready to roll … [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...]