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The Southwest up to Omaha
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  • Eric White
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  • Eric White

The Southwest up to Omaha

Our first trek out to the Berkshire-Hathaway Annual Meeting in Omaha. Read more
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    April 21, 2018
    The Southwest up to Omaha

    Getting an (early?) start

    April 20, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

    We packed up the RV and decided to leave at night to get a head start on the drive. Hopefully we can get a few hours down the road so our drive tomorrow (almost all the way to Vegas) will be smooth. Eric is a trooper and willing to drive at night!

    We already had a mini-adventure: about 10 miles away from home we ran over a piece of tarp with metal poles. It got stuck up underneath us and we were dragging it along so we had to make an emergency stop so Eric could rescue us. Whew!    Read more

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    Roadblock

    April 21, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    I was feeling so hopeful about getting down to the campground in daylight but no such luck. A few miles south of Fallon they closed our highway and we had to wait for it to reopen. Turns out a semi and a compact car squished together and it required two large tow trucks and a lot of emergency service vehicles to clear the road. 90 minutes later we are on our way. We did get to see a nice family of free range cows at least while we were waiting!Read more

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    Walker Lake

    April 21, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    After our long wait we made it down to Walker Lake, where we spent the first night dry camping on our way out to Utah on our maiden RV voyage. It feels incredibly isolated out here but surprisingly the campground is quite full.Read more

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    And then this happened...

    April 21, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    We almost made it out of Hawthorne when we felt a bump and something was wrong. The truck tire was completely shredded. We thought we’d be down for hours, but luckily we were in a town and AAA sent someone out immediately to replace the tire. Our second stroke of luck was that the tire was a real tire, not just a dummy. Believe it or not, we were back on the road in 45 minutes. I’ve had enough excitement for one trip already!Read more

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    Tonopah

    April 21, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    And we’re back driving through the weird part of Nevada that thinks the Clown Motel would be a good idea where tourists would want to stay 🤡

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    New country

    April 21, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

    From here on out, it’s all new road to us. When we went to Utah we turned east on the 6, so this is our first time on this part of Hwy 95. I do love the scraggly Joshua trees growing everywhere.

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    Mt Charleston

    April 22, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    We pulled in last night in the dark and couldn’t get any pictures. To our surprise, the campground was marked “full” and the gate was closed. I muscled the gate open and we found the camp hosts who were holding a spot for us (thank goodness). This morning we woke up in a beautiful setting—I really can’t believe this is 30 minutes outside Vegas. We decided to stay an extra night since the campground is so nice and we can take the truck anywhere we need to go.Read more

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    1The Cars ride at California Adventure MUST have been inspired by this park!
    Little mini-arches and tunnels abound!

    Valley of Fire

    April 22, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    The Visitor’s Center is set into this beautiful rock formation (which surrounds the road completely). The park itself consists of a single main road and a single off-shoot road which leads to hiking. There are two campgrounds nestled amongst the rocks, which are incredibly scenic. The land is so barren and without water that even Indian tribes couldn’t locate here permanently.Read more

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    The desert cactus blooming by the side of the road was spectacular!

    Valley of Fire, Part 2

    April 22, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Driving in here we had no idea this beautiful country would lie behind the hills. The road and desert was totally barren until it opened up into this incredible landscape! Crazy to think what could be hidden behind a hill or curve.Read more

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    Mount Charleston Lodge

    April 22, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    At the recommendation of our very kind camp hosts, we drove up the mountain past our campsite to discover the Mt. Charleston Lodge. It’s a charming wood building with several standalone cabins rimmed in Christmas lights. We ate a dinner of chili and NY style pizza while listening to Johnny Cash and watching dusk fall over the canyon.Read more

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    Leaving Las Vegas

    April 23, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    Being in the motorhome, towing the truck, we opted to take the freeway/highway route that skirted us all the way around the city. This is the closest we ever got to downtown and The Strip.

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    Not exactly a lush paradise here

    Lake Mead

    April 23, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C

    We had initially planned to tour Hoover Dam, but after trying to find a replacement tire for the truck and before our long desert drive, we decided just to drive by Lake Mead. It has the largest water capacity of any man made reservoir in the United States, although for the last 15 years or so it has had less water than Lake Powell, just north of it. The drought conditions and population expansion dependent on the reservoir has contributed to the severe water problems in the area.Read more

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    Arizona

    April 23, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C

    And just like that, we’ve entered Arizona! And the landscape looks exactly the same...this may be a long drive...

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    Route 66

    April 23, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    We decided to take the long cut and get off the interstate so we could drive a stretch of Route 66. We joined up in the town of Kingman and next up was Hackberry. Hard to imagine this being the first road that linked the entire country.Read more

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    Route 66

    April 23, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Bring on the funkiness of Route 66! Although the road looks like an out-of-the-way rural backroad connecting tiny rural areas. Which is basically what it was. The railroad is still running strong through the whole area.Read more

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    Any Cars fans recognize this one?Here is the live inspiration for Tow Mater

    And the winner of the cuteness contest:

    April 23, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 23 °C

    SELIGMAN, AZ! This adorable town feels like the heartland of Route 66. I believe a couple of brothers decided to keep the feel of Route 66 and made it their life’s mission to maintain the kitschy feel of the town. It is absolutely worth a trip in of itself if anyone has the time! We drove through when most things were closed but we would looove to come back.Read more

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    Williams, AZ

    April 23, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 15 °C

    And we made it into Williams, Arizona for the night. This was the last town to be bypassed by the interstate. We are staying at a charming RV park associated with the Grand Canyon Hotel & Railway, which employs a beautiful passenger train to carry people up to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon every day. We went to downtown Williams, which is a charming tourist attraction (not trap!) with restaurants and boutique shops, many with the Route 66 theme. Another town we would love to spend more time in!Read more

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    RV'ers are a patriotic bunch

    Leaving Williams

    April 24, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 21 °C

    We packed up and moved our RV to a safe place for the day while we explored the Grand Canyon. We really enjoyed listening to the train going by our campsite and we hope to come back to Williams someday.Read more

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    Driving to the Grand Canyon

    April 24, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    On our way to the park of the day, we couldn’t help but stop in Valle. This gas station is all decked out in Route 66 style complete with retro cars and trucks. I also loved the throwback campground across the street called Bedrock. They had the huge Fred sign, a themed playground for kids, and even a Dino skeleton.Read more

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    Grand Canyon Visitor Center

    April 24, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    We made it up to the South Rim (despite being afraid the highway would be closed from a forest fire the day before) and the facilities are beautiful. They have an entire village up here complete with visitors center, several spectacular lodges, bookstores and more. It’s definitely the off season but I can imagine this place would be a DISASTER during tourist season.Read more

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    Mather View

    April 24, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    This is the classic view from Mather Point, a short walk from the Visitor’s Center. It’s too cool that we can take all the time we want to hang out and really take in the views without jostling for the best position. The sun is briiight today but the weather is perfect-mid 70s with a gentle breeze.Read more

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    El Tovar Hotel

    April 24, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    If we ever stayed in the park village at a hotel, I would pick El Tovar hotel. This is the view off the patio and all the guests were just sitting around taking it in.

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