house for sale...area 51

Ok, My last post before dropping off the grid. I'm motor gliding with Damien my Aussie buddy from Walmart in Fallon, Nevada on Wednesday. So....if you know where my house is....go get it...but not before next Monday....I case I survive. This "house was for sale in rural nevada...near area 51.....very sensitive neighbors...

ET Phone Home

ET phone home.... Well, I don't know if ET had ATT but if they did, good luck on getting service. Nevada 375 is another bizarre stretch of asphalt that was obviously laid down by the celestial brothers because there is not a single reason for it to be there. The ET highway is 150 miles of nothing except for the last chance bar.....and the beam...

MIles

Arizona and Utah....Nice Places

Ok. I'm a slacker. Too much play today only got me 470 miles. I did get to see Canyon de Chelly, have a dip in Lake Powell, See a bit of Zion NP, and drive down one of the most gorgeous roads around. Not a bad day. On top of that Mohammed said, " You go get nice room of hotel, now". That would be room 107 at the Knights Inn in Cedar City, Utah

I feel a houseboat week coming next summer to Lake Powell. ridiculously beautiful. Try outs will be held in May. Please be ready....

Very few times does a road make my favorite list...very few. Utah 14 is now on the list. Just crazy nice. 36 miles of alpine meadows, Zion like rocks, stark moonscapes, pine forests, and a little flat grassland at the end. Go north on Hwy 89 and turn right on Utah 14. You won't be sorry. Nevada tomorrow and Black Rock after that.

Miles

Trinity Test Site

This is the sign at the Gates of the White Sands Missile Range and more importantly the Trinity Test Site. The place were they exploded the first atomic bomb in 1945. I wanted to see it but Sergent Perkins did not want me to. Tell me that civilization has learned something from this madness.

Miles

The Ramber in the Land of Billy The Kid.

560 miles today and I didn't even make it out of New Mexico. I guess you could say I was taking my time and doing a little bit of exploring. New Mexico is an amazing state. There are so many different landscapes. High desert, dry scrub, rocky high country, and thick green ponderosa pine. "Land of Enchanntment"? Maybe? Bob Duval said it best to John Wayne in Rooster Cogburn. "That's bold talk for a one eyed fat man".

There is a small road just outside of Quemado, New Mexico near the Arizona border that is truly magic. It starts off as NM 36 but will branch off to a forest road and go high in the mountains then drop again to gravel and pavement. Desolate roads call me for some reason and this one did not disapppoint me. 103 miles of twisting and turning among Elk and Deer along the way to Gallup.
Lots of stuff in this part of New Mexico.

Miles

August 27.....The Road Warrior

With Quiet resolve the lone road warrior makes his way to the Black Rock Desert. A short stop in Cloudcraft New Mexico for some grub and back on the road. Hwy 82 from Artesia to Cloudcraft is a wonderful road. Long and desolate for the first half and a climbing green snake at the end. 627 miles so far. Wish me luck.

Docks and boats for sale...water not included

Property is expensive in Austin and the surrounding towns. Of course the most expensive property is lake front property at Lake Travis. The lake is very clear compared to other lakes in Texas and is haven for Scuba divers. As you can see the water appears very clear and all things considered it might be a good time to find a great deal on that lake front lot....