We begin to look for road signs with little tents on them as that indicates campsites are near. I spy one for an exit twenty miles away. Looks good. Then comes a notice that Santa Rosa Lake State Park is just one exit away. State parks usually mean campgrounds. The park is seven miles down a two-lane road that goes nowhere else. I hope its open, because if I have to turn around on this small road, we’re screwed.
The gates are open and the park is beautiful. It is 500 acres of lake and pine trees.
There are two other campers, a VW bug, and us. We pull into a site with a gorgeous view and begin to hook up to “shore water and power” to use boating terms. It begins to snow. HEAVILY.
As I am fooling with the various hookups, young dude in baggy shorts and no socks approaches. “You have any jumper cables?” he inquires. “But of course”, says I. Almost impossible to believe but none of the other campers with their very large RV’s have any cables, but it’s true. The kid and two buddies of his are in the VW with a dead battery. Seems I’m the only Boy Scout there who came prepared for a long cold night and dead car batteries (as a matter of fact I carry two spares).
Interstate 40 runs parallel to the fabled Route 66.
The most famous “Mother Road” is now used mostly as business loops through the small towns. We’ve gotten off a few times to investigate. Sadly the road that gave birth to Jack Kerouac’s book “On The Road”, and the saying “Get your kicks on route 66” , doesn’t seem to have much life left in it.
This is the most exciting place we find so you can now, “You can roll your balls on Route 66”.
And we roll on......
4 comments:
Hi uncle Mal, Thanks for sending us the pictures and video of Bowser! Tell Cousin Phlip that we said hi. Love to you both. Lela and Patrick :) :)
Thanks for the latest post!! Glad you had a good time in New mexico after the boredom of Texas. Glad you are safe and sound.
Thanks for the latest post!! Glad you had a good time in New mexico after the boredom of Texas. Glad you are safe and sound.
Wanker #2 checking base;
I was able to stay awake as mack spilled his guts in the rooms of C T B. I thought he did a very good job of portraying the truths that lies deep in all of us who have become Friends of Bill. I don't feel like listening to C N N or watching WREC 600;it's 2000 all over again with the Right slant of distortion at work. I miss talking to someone that thinks a little like myself based, on age and experince.
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