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Our first trek out to the Berkshire-Hathaway Annual Meeting in Omaha. Lue lisää

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21. huhtikuuta 2018
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Getting an (early?) start
20. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 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!Lue lisää
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Leaving Fallon
21. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Since we left last night, we’ve only got about 400 miles to go today. Glad to get down to see Red Rock today!
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Roadblock
21. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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!Lue lisää
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Walker Lake
21. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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And then this happened...
21. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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!Lue lisää
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Tonopah
21. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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
21. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 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
22. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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MatkaajaIt looks so beautiful! Where are you now? The weather here today is supposed to be a high of 84• 😃
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Sophie WhiteSounds beautiful! Once we entered Arizona yesterday it was over 90 but now we’re in the Kaibab National Forest and it’s cooler.
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Side trip
22. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The scenery driving out to the Valley of Fire northeast of Vegas is BARREN.
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Valley of Fire
22. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja You two look great. The land does look a bit dry, but the rocks are great!
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Valley of Fire, Part 2
22. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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MatkaajaYou look beautiful & so happy!💥😊💥
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Mount Charleston Lodge
22. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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Matkaaja How very charming. Sounds like fun!
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Leaving Las Vegas
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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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Lake Mead
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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Arizona
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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Route 66
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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Peach Springs
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We’re pretty sure this little town was the inspiration for Radiator Springs, the setting of the movie Cars.
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And the winner of the cuteness contest:
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌫 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.Lue lisää
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MatkaajaThis looks like a fun place to visit!
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Williams, AZ
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌫 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!Lue lisää
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MatkaajaWe stayed in the Williams Hotel & took the train to the South Rim. Love the pictures of the little towns on Route 66
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Leaving Williams
24. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌫 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.Lue lisää
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Driving to the Grand Canyon
24. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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Grand Canyon Visitor Center
24. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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Mather View
24. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
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El Tovar Hotel
24. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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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