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The Extraterrestrial Highway



WHEW!  What a day!  Things started out pretty quiet and calm.  When we left Tonopah, NV it was cool and partly cloudy.  We headed East on Route 6, then we took the Extraterrestrial Highway (375) down to Crystal Springs, NV.  There wasn't anything too exciting about it until we went past Rachel (nothing at all happening there).  The wind was really blowing and against us, so Dad wasn't too sure about the gas mileage.  The low fuel light came on and we literally coasted into Caliente, NV (not as bad as it sounds - we still had 3 gallons left), and we went and got gas (Dad filled up the extra gas can)!



Nevada Antelope



I learned three things today: #1:  When Dad says something about "Low Flying Aircraft" not being around - DON"T believe him!  Dad had no sooner said something to Mom about that, when that thing when ROARING past mom's side of the truck and scared the heck out of her and me (I was snoozing)!  Then Dad spotted something running up the road and it was #2: Antelope.  Dad said one of them was a pretty nice buck (what ever that is).  Mom took pictures as they stood on the side of the road. 

Then we got stopped for some road construction and while Dad and I were talking to some truckers there was this #3: REALLY BIG BOOM AND THE GROUND SHOOK!  Mom said it was a sonic boom and it was nothing to be scared of.



My new friend Chase



After lunch we took another short drive and went to the town of Panaca, NV.  Dad found this little park for me to play in and across the street was "Chase".  His Dad let him come over and play with me for a while and we did a lot of running - I think Mom and Dad were trying to wear me out?? 



Formations at Cathedral Gorge State Park



Then we went to this place called Cathedral Gorge State Park - they had some really funny looking sandstone formations - any way that's what Mom called them.

Well, that is it for today.  Tomorrow we will head East again.  Mom said she is going to work on getting a map posted on the blog so you all can see where we have been.  When you see the map, it is "interactive" which means you can zoom in and out and all that technical stuff.  Hope it works OK.  Let mon know how you like it.


 

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