South West 2017

Not Bad Looking for 18 years Old!

We've Spent The Last 2 nights on the Road! The trip got off better than expected. Oh that Murphy! You know the one that say" If anything can go wrong it will go wrong at the most inopportune time".   Not far down the PA turnpike we broke the bushing on the leveling control arm for the left front air bag. OMG...not to be deterred the infamous wire tie. As we sit tonight that wire tie has lasted 1,500 miles. Oh a little later I get a "dinging" that might indicate a transmission fault.  Found a freightliner dealer in Zanesville, OH. Yes they took a poor traveler in. Everything checked out perfect...but the ding. A little google searching and a few people have had trouble with the Airbrake Interlock Relay failing. Pulled the dash out while driving around their parking lot with the Tech (Wes) and found/disconnected that little bell. Got YA! Oh Ya ordered two leveling control arms to meet up with us in Winslow, AZ. Hats off to FYDA Freightliner! C...

Well we're at it again! We just can't sing as well as Willie Nelson. This trip is all about the South Western United States. We might be lucky enough to find the road  in the picture above. Wouldn't that be cool! Our first real stop will be in Winslow, AZ on Joanne's Birthday Aug 31. In the area is the Petrified Forest, Meteor Crater, and of course the intersection the Eagles made famous in "Standing on the Corner in Winslow AZ". Hope to raise a glass to them as they are one of our favorite groups. Our next stop will be Sedona, then South Rim of the Grand Canon, then Lake Mead for the Hoover Dam and a Cir De Sole show in Las Vegas. From there we move on to Zion, Grand Canyon North Rim, Bryce National Park / Kodachrome Basin State Park, Capital Reef National Park, Arches National / Canyonlands National Park, South Fork of Mule Canyon House on Fire, Mesa Verde National Park, Silvertown / Ouray, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Rock...