West, will we make it?

First day of trip, Friday, June 18, 2010. Okay, so I've uploaded pictures and, of course, they are in reverse chronlogical order and I can't figure out how to change it. These five pictures are of our first day in our quest to tour the western United States. Now, tell me why, all of a sudden, the font changes in the middle of this blog. The first picture in this update is of our "Battleship Gastonia" prepared for take-off. The second we left the driveway, Jake exclaimed, "I'm bored". The second is of traffic in the mountains of North Carolina. The buses you see in the pictures were still traveling with us through Texas. The traffic was due to the rock slide near the NC-TN state line. Sammy was happy. The third picture is of the I-40 sign we are still seeing as we travel westward across this great country. Made it almost halfway through Tennessee the first day and stayed at Bean Pot Campground in Crossville, TN. We camped on Lima Bean Lane. Strange, but they didn't have a Pork 'n Bean Lane. I forgot to leave a suggestion that they get that changed before I cross their path again, oh well. The only camper troubles this day was the door trying to fall apart before we left the house. Okay, now I see why the pictures are in reverse order, it is because when you add a new blog, the newest is on top. Last thought for today, if one is prone to motion sickness, one shouldn't try and organize in a moving vehicle. By the way, I am not proofreading what I am typing, therefore, rest assured there will be a plethera of grammatical and spelling errors. Renea

making sure I remember how to do this

This post is to see if I remember how to do this blogging thing. I will find out when I finish if I do or not. The picture is our dog, Casey, our 100+ pound female black lab. Once again, not sure why this particular picture was chosen, I just thought she looked extra sweet in this one, so there. Okay, now to see if I am doing this right or not. Later.

Rhylite Bottle House

In starting this blog, don't ask me why I have decided to start with a picture of the bottle house, I just am. This house was built in the western ghost town of Rhylite and, to be honest, I don't remember if it was in California or Nevada. I will look it up later and let you know, because I am sure you won't sleep good until you know. Anyway, this house was built using beer bottles and a cement/mortar type substance. Built in the early 1900's, the builder of this establishment had a vision for recycling that should make the tree-huggers of today weep. Don't take the tree-hugger comment too seriously, I believe we all need to conserve and do our part to keep this earth as beautiful as its Maker designed it to be. Now, I wonder if we could use empty 2-liter diet pepsi bottles and have a similar outcome? I'm thinking not. By the way, the little fellow with the cane in the left foreground of the picture was the gatekeeper and local expert on this house. He stood and spouted off facts the entire time we were allowed to visit. The tour guide gave us 10 minutes, we could have listened for hours.