Digging Out My Trailer and Stopping for Fresh Fruit – Sumner, WA to Hermiston, OR

Last night we parked across the street from where we delivered because of the flat tire. Today we're headed up the road a few miles to Sumner to pick up our next load; it's ready to go, we just have to find it in the mass of trailers in the drop yard. After we hook our loaded trailer, we'll head up the hill and over Snoqualmie Pass to eastern Washington where we'll stop at the Thorp Fruit & Antique Mall to pick up some … [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...]

On The Road Again – Leaving North Las Vegas on US-95

After some much needed time off, we're getting back on the road again! We picked up our load yesterday and parked the truck back at the drop yard; this load has enough time on it that I could stay home another night. Before we could go, however, we had to drop off my bi-annual physical paperwork at the DMV, which took longer than I expected. After getting fuel, we'll head out of town north on US Highway 95 towards Hawthorne, … [Read more...]