Oregon to Arizona

Yesterday,we completed a trip from Saint Helens Oregon to Kingman Arizona. Aboard our trailer were 10 giant rolls of some kind of paper or tissue. The heavy load really impacted the fuel mileage we were getting spoiled to. It went from 8.5 to 6.8. 

  We two nights under that load. The first night was at the Pilot travel center in Weed California, where we noticed far more street-dwelling wanderers than we usually see. Surely, the suggestive name of the town has nothing to do with the kinds of people who stumble through. 

  The second night was spent along US-95, in Beatty Nevada. There is a large truck parking lot across the highway from a variety of businesses, that includes a casino. We traversed through the den of sin to eat dinner at Denny's. The food tastes especially good, as we didn't have to expend our own labor to cook or clean. The following morning, we woke up to several wild mules or donkeys wandering through the truck parking lot like it was no unusual thing. 

   We got through Las Vegas early enough Thursday morning to avoid most of the typical traffic slow-downs. It is a fascinating city. We enjoy every trip through there, even though we aren't gambling aficionados. 

  Delivery to Kingman Arizona went smoothly, although the receiving clerk had a surly attitude. I don't need them to be friendly; they just need to sign my paperwork and direct me where to drop the trailer.