The girls going for a stroll.Driving towards Roosevelt



Heading toward Mammoth so we can scare the tourists when they arrive.

We made it to Bozeman on Sunday. When we woke up the next morning it was snowing like crazy. There must have been 3-4 inches of snow on Nancy’s car. We drove, very carefully, to the Honda dealership and had the oil changed.
I still had a bad sinus infection. Plus I couldn't speak above a whisper. I was worried that the clinic at Mammoth might not be open so I went to an Urgent Care Center. The PA gave me a prescription and told me to buy a humidifier.
After going to Walmart for my meds we took off for YS at 12:30. We stopped in Livingston to have lunch. We drove on into YS and checked in with Ken. He couldn’t have been nicer. We gave him some tangerines. He let us spend the night in the dorm for $5.20. I think he was trying to make up for last year when he accused me of stealing his fan.
While we were sitting there with Ken I started getting so sick. My head was killing me and I felt like I was going to throw up. I couldn’t get to the room fast enough. Nancy brought in her blanket and I lay down on my bed. I’m sure it was the medicine I had taken about an hour ago.
I stayed on the bed until almost 6:00 while she brought everything in from the car. She started putting her things away while I was suffering.
I finally got to feeling better and we went to eat. We walked out of the dorm not even thinking about animals and there staring at us were 3 huge buffalo!
We unpacked the rest of Nancy’s car and I tried to put away as many of my things as I could. Nancy said I was white as a ghost when I got sick.

The next day, Tues we went to Gardiner to check in. When we got back to Mammoth Nancy dropped me off at the clinic so I could ask the doctor if I should continue taking the medicine that made me sick yesterday. It took at least an hour and a half for him to tell me to continue taking it. Nancy thought something had happened to me and maybe they had taken me to the hospital.
At 2:30 we had a safety meeting in the training room. We went into the call center first. Everyone was so welcoming. We can tell that they aren’t crazy about John, the new boss. He came over and introduced himself. He seems nice enough but of course I haven’t worked for him yet.
After safety training we drove out to Roosevelt to see if we could spot any animals. We saw lots of buffalo but that was it. A couple of the young ones were head butting.

Today we went to the training room at 8:30. Nancy and I worked together on 9 different scenarios. It took us all day to do them. Steve, a kid that was also doing them, was finished by noon and was on the phones this afternoon!

3-27 (Sun)
Nancy looked out the window this morning and announced that it was snowing like crazy and that the roads were totally covered with snow. She wasn’t kidding. There was so much snow on our car that we could hardly find the door handles. She cleaned it off but it was back as soon as she cleaned one area.
We were so lucky we left Jackson Hole last night. We never would have made it over the pass today.
As we drove toward Bozeman the snow was blowing across the road and sometimes it was hard to see the front of the car. The drive was beautiful but it was hard driving with the wind and blowing snow. Nancy drove all the way to West Yellowstone. We found one cafe open and had lunch. We stopped at a gas station to go to the bathroom. I bought a drink, and thinking Nancy was standing behind me (I didn’t even look) but handed her a dollar that I owed her. Well, it wasn’t Nancy, it was some man standing behind me. He just died laughing and said he loved it that I was trying to give him money.
About 75 miles from Bozeman it quit snowing and was as clear as could be. It was only about 210 miles from Victor, ID where we were staying but most of the time we couldn’t go over 40 mph because of the snow.

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3-26 (Sat)
We left Salt Lake City, this morning and drove to Jackson Hole. I started out driving but started falling asleep after about an hour. Nancy had to take over like she always does. After we ate lunch I got jacked up on ice tea and drove all the way to Jackson.
We knew where we wanted to stay but they didn’t have a single room. There was a “hill climbers” gathering/convention/competition in town and all the hotels were either full or they had jacked their prices up so high we couldn’t afford to stay. Most of the town was drunk and hanging off the balconies. We figured we’d never get any sleep.
We inquired at the Best Western. They wanted $150, I told the girl we couldn’t pay that. She told us about a place in Idaho (in the direction we were going.) She had stayed there two weeks ago and said it was very nice.
I was still driving as we headed up over the pass to Victor, Idaho. It was out in the middle of no where. After almost freezing to death as we were talking in our things we went to eat. We couldn’t find the front door so we ended up going through the storage room and the kitchen. I was laughing so hard I almost wet my pants.

Page, AZ to Park City, Utah 9 1/2 hours on the road.

3-23 (Wed)
This morning we went to the Glenn Canyon Dam on Lake Powell and took a tour of the facility. We were 500 feet underground in the belly of the workings. It was very interesting.
Before noon we were picked up for a tour of the Antelope Slot Canyon. I was so fascinated by the beauty of the slot that I forgot all about by back hurting.
We were filthy when we got home so we washed clothes since the hotel had a laundry for guests.
At 4:30 we took off on a 100 miles drive to the town of Kayneta to go to the Burger King because they have a “museum” inside dedicated to the Navajo “Code Talkers.” Wendy told me about this before we left Orlando. It was worth the 200 miles (round trip drive) to see it. I actually drove all the way over without falling asleep. I’m sure Nancy couldn’t believe I stayed awake and didn’t ask her to drive. She drove home!

3-22 (Tues)
When we went out to pack the car this morning it was snowing!! We were thrilled. The hood, roof and back of the car were covered with ice and snow. Nancy found a clothespin and scraped it off the front window.
Nancy had wanted to go back into Santa Fe this morning to buy a bracelet she saw yesterday but we decided with the cold and snow that the Indians wouldn’t be sitting outside selling their wares at 8:00 in the morning. We got on the road to Page, AZ instead.
We took the scenic drive, the Turquoise Trail from Santa Fe to Albuquerque. It really was a pretty drive. It was nice to be off the interestates for a short time.
We ate in our favorite Mexican restaurant in Page tonight.

Many of you have been kind enough to inquire about my back so I decided to address it again on my blog. Short answer . . . it is 98% better! I can't believe how my TENS unit has helped me. I walked all over Santa Fe yesterday and didn't give out until the bitter end. Each day I feel a little better.

The gas on our trip has been less expensive than when we left home. We have unusually paid around $3.35. Sometimes more (never $3.50) and sometimes less.

Spent the day in Santa Fe. We took a tour and walked all around the city. The wind was blowing like crazy and this afternoon it turned cold.

We have figured out that we don't have enough days left to do the things we had planned. We are going to have to race on to Yellowstone.

Hoping to get to Page, AZ tomorrow night.

3-17 (Thurs)
Nancy came over at 9:30 and we finished packing the car. We drove to the eye doctor’s office and I picked up my glasses. I can see!
We hit the road at 11:00. We were trying to take the same route we took last year through GA but we didn’t get on the right road. We spent the night in Alexander City, AL.
I hurt my back this morning and it is killing me.

3-18 (Fri)
My back was hurting so badly this morning that I called Anna and had her go to my house and Fed Ex my TENS unit to Bill’s house. It cost $70!!!!
Tonight Bill fixed us the wonderful scallops meal that he makes. It was to die for.
I am in such incredible pain that I’m almost sick.


3-19 (Sat)
My back was worse today. I was miserable. Fed Ex showed up around 9:00 with my TENS unit. Just having it makes me feel so much better.
I started off driving this morning but only drove about 1/2 hour. I hurt too much.
By the afternoon the pain in my back had begun to subside. I was not out of pain but I felt sooooooo much better.
We stopped in Shawnee, OK tonight. We drove 7 1/2 hours. Nancy did most of the driving. We were 30 miles east of Ok City.

3-20 (Sun)
We left Shawnee, OK at 8:15 this morning. Nancy drove most of the day and I slept most of the day.
We stopped tonight at 5;00 in Santa Rosa, NM.