Still in Reno

There are 30,000 motorcycles here for the weekend. We are headed for down town, to see them and maybe get some pictures. This is unbelievable to me. There are bikes and leather everywhere we go. Big question is, should I get some leather pants or not?????
Having a great time with Gina and her friend Joey. He has the best smile. His father was a crooner, back in the Ratpack days. He was friends with all of them. We listened to a cassette Joe has of some of his songs, I actually think he was better than Sinatra. Do any of you remember Frankie Fanelli?
Bill has been working on Gina's car and RV. Today, all is well. What a mechanic I am married to!!!!

Keep Smilin'

Dorothy & BIll

Reno, NV

We are here, FINALLY, as Gina says. Got settled in yesterday, but today, we are moving around a little. Went for a bike ride along the Truckee River, the river walk I think it is called. The Truckee is a fast little river, lots of scenery along the way. Lots of people take advantage of it. Even saw someone older than me riding his bike. I usually ride for 45 minutes and it is 6 miles, so I think I rode at least that far today. Will challenge myself more tomorrow, maybe Bill will go with me, GOLF (The Ryder Cup) was on tv today. Tonight we are eating Mexican with Gina, have not hugged her since our family Reunion last year.

Keep Smilin'

Dorothy & Bill

Salt Lake City, Utah

We have been here a week and we still have not seen it all. What a beautiful city. The Mormon Tabernacle is so impressive, from the outside, and it sits on 35 acres in the middle of Salt Lake City. We walked around, met lots of very friendly, helpful people, and then went to look up our ancestors. What a hoot! In these 35 acres, are high rise buildings a HUGE conference center where the Choir practices and performs. We missed hearing them in person by one day, BUT we will go back. Lots to do and see in that city. The grounds are stupendous, great statues, flowers, trees, etc. If you are ever in Salt Lake, don't miss it. At night the Capitol Building is all lit up, with the mountains behind it. WOW!

The sign of the times, I am afraid, but we did see many panhandlers, so sad. A girl, about Gina's age was on a corner, back pack on her shoulder, big tears running down her face, when we gave her a little money.

Along the highway, of course there is all that salt on the salt flats, people make messages, their names, etc. out of rocks. I asked Bill to stop so we could make a heart with our initials in it. He wouldn't. Can you believe that, and he is sooo romantic usually.

Travelin' on to Reno, more tomorrow, unless we get just soooo busy again, seeing the sites.

Keep Smilin'

Evanston, Wyoming

Oh my Gosh, We had forgotten how beautiful Wyoming is. Takes your breath away. From Buttes, to rolling hills to high mountains. Saw 10 deer just hangin' out together.
We are at a campground that has been here since 1936 when gas was 19 cents a gallon. Yes they have upgraded. Very nice, clean with all the amenities, even WIFI. Like they would know about wifi in 1936. It is run by the 3rd generation, how cool is that?
Nothing goin on, we are veg'in out. All that drivin'!!!!! No we are not in a big hurry, just really easy drivin' I guess. We stop when Bill says. You know he is the BOSS!!

Did get great news today, Cocoa, 15 in February, has a clean bill of health. Blood work, and "Those" other samples we took in before we left, came out all negative. By gosh she may live to be 20 after all..

Keep Smilin'

Dorothy & Bill

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Have to tell this. We stopped at Walmart, were eating dinner, when we noticed 2 young boys trying to control a small dog. A lot of traffic, they were quite the heroes. As we watched, we could see they had water for the dog, but no bowl. So Bill walked over with a paper bowl. He didn't come back and he didn't come back. Here is the story. The boys were trying to protect the dog from the traffic, people kept stopping to see what was going on. Someone did call the dog shelter. All this time there was a lady sitting in the dirt, holding the dog. giving it water from her hand. As it turned out, the lady was from Toledo, Ohio. Since November, she and her husband have been "Riding the Rails". Her husbands $30.00 an hour job went away, they decided 'Heck with it', they would just take off for a while. She had a great smile, beautiful blue eyes, with tears in them for this pooch. When the Shelter lady got there, she "Cricket" knew what was going to happen. She just could not let that happen. They are going to stay around here for 3 days, if no one claims the pooch, they will take it with them, ridin' the rails, back to Toledo. Cricket told us she would name the pooch "Loosie". We gave her one of our Bluebird Cards, hoping she will keep in touch. Oh yes, Cricket has breast Cancer.
Anyone want to know why we love this life we are leading? There are wonderful people like this ALL OVER AMERICA, and we hope we keep meeting them.

Ft Kearney, Nebraska

We have stopped for the evening. We are at a really nice SRA in Ft Kearney. Ft Kearney has a history, way back in the Indian Era. It is in the same area as the Pioneer Village in Minden. The Village has one of the largest collections of Authentic Americana. For those of us old enough to remember. Some really interesting objects. When we went through the Village, of course, Bill recognized LOTS more than I. Before you ask, State Recreation Area. Looks like a fishermans paradise to us, 3 lakes. Landscaped very nicely tho. Lots of trees and bushes. Over 100 sites with 50 amp.

Kansas City

We're on the road again. Heading West, but 1st stopped to visit with our daughter, Lori and son in law Sam in Kansas. We golfed with them, it was fun, good thing cause none of us did well. They work too hard, I know their thoughts were on work tomorrow.

Leaving in the morning for wherever. Keep your eye on this blog, I will try to keep current on it.