We pulled into our site in the Boise-Meridian KOA and while putting in the chocks on the driver's side, Roger noticed a screw in one of the tires as he checked them. No telling where we picked it up, but it had to be fixed. I just happened to notice two tire shops on the road as we came into the KOA. He walked over there and one of them happened to be a commercial tire company for big rigs. They agreed to fix the tire, had plenty of room for Rog to maneuver, and so he came back and got the rig. Maggie and I sat in the shade under a tree at our site while he was gone. It wasn't long and he came back with the tire fixed and said the shop had waived the cost. They were great - took him right away and didn't charge us anything. I'll have to find them on the web and right a review. So, we escaped a blowout on the road. (A VERY scary thing.) The tire guy said it would happen the next time we had a driving day - which would have put us in the middle of nowhere between Boise and Winnemucca, NV on Sunday. Lucky we were, today, and inconvenienced very little!
Mind numbing boring - that's how I felt about today's drive. Miles and miles of agricultural land - alfalfa, wheat, potatoes, corn, and who knows what else. I so wish farmers would post signs for those of us who can barely tell one crop from another. We followed the Snake River most of the day which meant we were back on the Oregon Trail. Just east of Boise we started getting buttes of basalt and sagebrush. There just was nothing that captured my interest today. It was I-90 all the way with lots of truck traffic and hazy skies from fires somewhere and agricultural dust being kicked up by the big machines. Wheat is being cut and baled right now and it sure sends particulates into the air.
We are back to summer - mid 90s here in Boise. Air conditioner is churning away as I write.
Our neighbors are retired Canadian military - both of them. She's Navy, he's Army - from Victoria, BC. They've got the cutest little Winnebago trailer being pulled by a Jeep Wrangler. Tiny, it is. They are on their way home and have logged over 9K miles touring the western U.S.
Speaking of miles - at one point today Roger checked our mileage on this trip and it was over 3,300. We will be close to 5K when we get home and will have been out almost one month to the day.
We have met several families over the last month who have been to Mount Rushmore. They don't mention other parks but that one although we have been in Yellowstone country. I can't get over how many have gone there, including our neighbors. I mentioned it to him and he said it was quite crowded when they were there. One little freckle-faced red headed boy from Georgia told me when I asked where they were going, "I don't know but we just went to Mount Rushmore." He and his sister had come up to me in a rest area because they wanted to pet Maggie. I think with the celebration of National Parks this year, they are seeing a boom in visitation.
Tony is working late tonight which works for us as we are tired and will go to bed early. Last night was a lack of sleep night for both of us. Turned the light out and my eyes flew open and the brain started running. Fell asleep around one o'clock. For Roger it was waking up at 3 or so and not going back to sleep until after 5. No reason for either of us that we can tell - just one of those nights.
So, we will see our kid tomorrow. Can't wait for a hug.
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