Utah

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So first thing in the morning I crawled back under the bus and put in the new starter. Had it down to a twenty minute switch now. I eagerly crawled into the driver’s seat and turned the key. Holy crap, I thought we were going to launch into outer space. … Read More

Arches

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We all loaded up into a rented truck and went looking for some scenery yesterday. We started out in Arches National Park, and then did a big loop drive up through the La Sal Mountains. We found lots of pretty things to take pictures of, but didn’t. For some reason … Read More

ON SALE

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Big sale going on at Amazon for Kindle right now. If you haven’t read Live on the Margin yet… Why? You might just be new here and not know about what a great book it is (according to reviews, not just me). Anyway, this is your chance to pick up the … Read More

Moab

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We woke up in Windwhistle today, a BLM campground on the way to Moab. On our way out of Blanding yesterday we stopped off at the gas station/A&W/bowling alley to let the kids bowl a few frames. Lowe threw three balls before becoming bored with it. “Me done.” We have … Read More

Natural Bridges National Monument

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From Canyon De Chelley we drove north and eventually through what has to be one of the most poorly named towns in all of America—Mexican Water. There isn’t an American anywhere who hasn’t been warned about drinking Mexican water, and here is this town who has to share the name. … Read More

Canyon De Chelley

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We spent another day or two in town, taking advantage of the use of a car to zip from one place to spend money to another (another reason I don’t want a tow vehicle), and then went about figuring out where to go. There are only a couple of routes … Read More

Sandia Peak

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This morning our friends took us all up the Sandia Peak Tram for a beautiful view of Albuquerque and beyond. Pizza and beers followed that up. The pizza place gave the kids balls of dough to play with, and we didn’t hear a word from Ouest for the next two hours. … Read More

We Were All Wrong

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I took the bus to a shop today with the new master cylinder in hand. Bum friends have lent us a car for our stay in town, so Ali and the kids got to do some running around while I did that, which was certainly a welcome change from our … Read More

Albuquerque

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We left the State Park and drove to the next town down the road, Las Vegas. New Mexico, not the big Las Vegas. It was Friday evening and we found a brake place just about to close up. They said they’d take a look but we’d have to be there … Read More

Conchas Lake

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Yesterday morning Ali and I got to work and bled the brakes. That firmed them up again, so we drove down the road and I dropped Ali and the kids off at breakfast while I spent an hour driving around town, stopping, starting, parking, and anything else I could think … Read More

Brakes

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Okay car guys and gals, this one is for you. After a stop today I started up the bus and went to drive away only to find the brakes were locked up. Like so locked up the bus wouldn’t move. For a second I thought the tranny had gone out … Read More

What else is new?

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So the other day the mechanic mentioned to me that these engines were designed to run on 95 octane gas. Nowadays, in Amarillo at least, premium is only 90. He said I might want to try a bottle of octane booster and see if it gets any extra mileage out … Read More