Big Fish Lake, Minnesota USA 15-10-10

 
 
 
 

Big Fish Lake, Minnesota USA 15-10-10

Odometer: 21,921.7 miles

Madér.

Uncle Walter

Happy Birthday Uncle George!!!!

PS. A special thanks to Ma and her prayer machine.
PPS. The first picture is with Ma and Pops. The second is standing: Karen, Skosh, Grandpa. Second row; Clem, Beckaboo, Grandma. Front row: Schnicklefritzy, Sister Mary Marge, KK, Pepíllon, Uncle Walter. The third picture is Rose and Uncle Walter. The fourth: Unlce Lendog, Knut, Memmers, Mousey-bean, Uncle Walter.
FYI: Memers, Angela, and Andrew helped wtih the last line below. (Angela said no one is supposed to know.)

Angela is my favorite. Andrew is the best. Memers is awesome.

Memers said ¨There, gottér done.¨


PPPS, Stay tooned for continued updates!

Wall, South Dakota USA 14-10-10

 
 
 
 

Wall, South Dakota USA 14-10-10

Odometer: 21,428.6 miles

Crossing the South-western United States has really been fun, and entering into South Dakota, just icing on the cake. I went to the Wolly Mamoth Dig today. What a cool place. It turns out back in the late 70´s some South Dakota dude came across some mammoth bones while excavating for a home. He sold the land to the museum for the price he bought it and they have been digging ever since. They have dug up 15+/- mammoths alone, plus fox, rabbits, llamas, (yup, thats right, they used to be in north-america as well) gazelles, and other critters all from the same site. The first two pictures are things they dug up. The skeleton of the bear head is designed to scare you. Well, not me, I was able to take the picture without my knees shaking too much.

The third picture is of some type of big hairy thing out on the prairie. She was not interested in giving out any birth-day kisses to Pepíllon, which is just as well. She smelt bad.

Uncle Walter

P.S. Barney, now the next time your mom makes baked beans, you just help your self to the last 3 servings, and ask for the last of the brocoli, too. And when your mom corrects your behavior, you just have to say ¨I am just trying to keep up with my God Father. That is why you chose him? Right! He leads by shining example, and I am following suit. Can´t falt a feller for trying.¨

Boulder, Colorado USA 13-10-10

 
 
 

Boulder, Colorado USA 13-10-10

Odómetro: 20,959.4 miles

Woke up this morning to a layer of frost, thought ¨Safety First.¨ Therefore I went back to sleep for another 2 hours. I finally got rolling at 08:30, not quite on Uncle Skosh´s schedule, but getting closer. It was a bright clear day full of curves, summits, and the first snow capped peaks since Southern Mexico. Kinda missedém. Made it to Boulder just before dark. Went out and had some laughs with Tommy. Don´t worry Jo, Tommy asures me he is studying hard. He has to have his grades rock solid before the beginning of the snow-season. I thought ¨good idea.¨ That one is very pratical, indeed.

Uncle Walter

Happy Birthday Oreo!!!!!!

 
 
 
 

Ouray, Colorado USA 12-10-10

Odómetro: 20,614.9 miles

From Kayenta I cruised north through Monument Valley and then back down into the south-west corner of Colorado and back north again. The Rockies are starting to get snow in the upper elevations. Syd, do you think that: 1. Did the black cloud in the last photo catch Uncle Walter? 2, If so, was it carrying more rain than snow?

Uncle Walter

PS. Syd, remember, any wrong answer will get you a LuLu.

Kayenta, Arizona USA 11-10-10

 
 
 
 

Kayenta, Arizona USA 11-10-10

Odometer: 20,331.0 miles

After getting hustled by the hotel I headed up to Zion National Park and the Glen Canyon Dam. I had never been to the Glen Canyon Dam before. Well worth the journey. The third picture shows the lake held back by the dam and the last the canyon on the other side. It is really impressive. As I stood there thinking about the entirety of the project a simple side thought occurred to me. ¨Was his shop a mess, too?¨ Before I debated that I noticed it was getting dark and I had to press on.

I don´t know…….Kathleen, you´ve done a bit of ¨construction.¨ Well, indirectly, anyways. Do you like work area messy when you work?

Uncle Walter

Las Vegas, Nevada USA 10-10-10

Las Vegas, Nevada USA 10-10-10

Odómetro: 19,943.5 miles

The freeway from L.A. to Las Vegas crosses the Mojave Desert. It was a bright sun-shiny day and even in October the temperature rose quite high, but the crossing went smooth enough. The last time I crossed the Mojave it was with Uncle Jerry and cousin Kuddy. It was in the summer of 1980 in a 1950 Ford. It was hotter then and the crossing a lot longer. I don´t know how modern technology shrunk the desert, but it sure went a lot faster this time.


Vegas is a strange town. I signed up for a $39.00 room. Got placed in a $49.00 room and paid $59.00 at check out.


I don´t know…..Pauly, you got any ideas on that one?

Uncle Walter

Leroy…. you been out to the shop yet?

Long Beach, California USA 5-10-2010

Long Beach, California USA 5-10-2010

Odometer: 19,653.5 miles

Made it to Math and Rose-cookies with out a glich and only rode through an hours rain or so. To celebrate my birth day we had steak and lobster pool side and fed the cow some brandy as well. To continue celebrating we went out to The Blue Dog Saloon for some live blues music. The Mama’s Boys were playing. They had a special guest lead guitar player, aka, Smoke’n Don Faber. The dude can jam!! I also had the distinct pleasure of meeting the nicest Jewish lady from Texas, Smiling Gina. If she was not already spoken for, I’d married her on the spot. Fun was had by all!

Uncle Walter

P.S. Leroy….Clean the Sheeney Shop. I am only 10 days out.

Happy Birthday Uncle Walter!!

Happy Birthday Clem!!!!