Well, here's the whole truth. Or at least my version thereof.
I'm working my ass off. I got a new refrigerator yesterday and as of this minute I still have 2 reefers in my kitchen that isn't big enough for one. Sam thinks he's been permanently displaced.
I think there is enough for a whole post on this subject, but I can tell you for a fact I'd rather be here:
Feel free to notice the holes in the ceiling. I cut that much out so I could localize the leak in the roof. I re did the roof in April but haven't had a single drop of rain since so I can't close it up. Attractive, isn't it? If the roof doesn't leak (if we ever get any rain) I'll spend a weekend closing it back in.
That's what I'd rather be doing.
Was that Hopland Grade?
No. That is US 191 between Alpine, AZ and Morenci, AZ. It used to be known as US 666. Also called the Coronado Trail.
Very similar looking to Hopland grade in CA.
Where is Hopland? I thought I'd ridden all the famous California grades...
Here is the wiki link, it is Hwy 17. It is not a Truck Friendly road at all, which is evident if you do a search and then look at the images tag, all kinds of truck, and car wrecks along the road.
and a google image search link I hope that link works for you it did when I clicked it.
Well, I'm surprised that I've never ridden it. I'll fix that oversight before too long :) Looks like my kind of place!
I've been close several times but never right there. Amazing. Thanks for a really great tip for me!
That road looks incredible!!! I hope you get some damn rain and your roof is leak-free :)
That road IS incredible. 110 miles from Alpine, AZ to Morenci, AZ. It's like a carnival ride only way better!
We will probably get some rain before the first of the year :) Maybe.
Damn. I've been pretty stuck in working world the last few years but I'm still planning on taking a road trip with my fiancee soon. AZ is definitely on the site list. When that day comes- I'll try to remember this road!
191 is pretty interesting from the Mexican border to Canada :) This stretch in the south (And a HUGE copper mine), Gallup, New Mexico and the Navajo Nation, Flaming George in Utah. The south end (from Gallup) used to be known as US 666 a feeder road to Route 66.
I've been on parts of old US 666 the last time I was driving cross-country for something or other. Out of high school I unsuccessfully tried to move to different places so frequently I kind of lost track of when I was there. But I remember being there, and somewhere I have photos of the sign(I pretty much went there for said photos).
Thanks for the info! We got a lot of planning to do; but it's being added to our never-ending list.
I've got several pieces of "I survived the 666' memorabilia. We used to do a charity ride there every year. The first was on 6-6-06 :)
Mark of the beast squared!
Siempre con un comentario magnifico, me encanta la vista desde el acantilado, como para sentirse rey del mundo.
Uffs y la ultima foto quedo grandiosa.
Thank you. I was not on a cliff, I was standing right on the road a little further on. It's an amazing road!
Gracias. No estaba en un acantilado, estaba parado justo en la carretera un poco más adelante. ¡Es un camino asombroso!
Yes, it is an amazing road with a beautiful view. excuse me for my translations I am very basic in English.
Your English is a whole lot better than my Spanish. I hope google did OK.
I usually help myself with "Deepl", don't worry, I always try to convey the idea well. It's always good to comment on it because what you write inspires.
Your English is very good my friend! It can only get better so do not worry!
Hmm, your kitchen reminds me of one of those little games where there's nine little tiles with one removed and you have to shuffle them around to get them in order! Good luck with that!
I agree, I'd rather be on the open road, wind rushing by...Those pictures are yours? So good. I'm hearing the call of the road...
!ENGAGE 25
Those pictures are mine. My favorite road and Connie ready to rip near the Snake River in either Oregon or Idaho. I may be exactly on the line :)
Well, my kitchen looks better by now. Not the ceiling but there is the correct number of refrigerators there now, and Sam is back to his normal buffet spot :)
The old refer is going to become a flammables locker on my patio, I think.
I figured they were...Nice road to ride I'd say.
Flammables locker is a legit use of that old fridge, and I'm glad the kitchen has returned to normality.
I think you just gave me the reason why I haven't gone completely off my rocker in the time of Covid.
You see? Everything for my whole life has been 'New Normal'. Nothing to adapt to for me :)
ENGAGEtokens.Make your own rain on the roof lol. It sounds weird but get up on an extension ladder and water the shit out of that roof to see if it's sturdy enough. Better to not have to wait for rain in a place like Arizona, sounds like waiting for snow in Florida.
I guess in a place as hot as that, one can't have too many reefers huh? Did you get the new one from the same place as you got the dryer?
I don't think I can recreate the conditions. It doesn't leak right away, it has to puddle for a couple of hours, and we pay for our water here by the drop.
I DID get the reefer from the same friend as the washer and dryer. They are in their early 70s and decided to proactively get new appliances while they are healthy and able. Good for me, good for them.
He's teaching his last class this semester. His Nancy told him "It's time to quit". So he's fully retired except for one day per week and prep time. Appropriately it's a Desert Botany class.
Yeah that’s true, in an arid place like Arizona water doesn’t come cheap lol.
Good that they had the forethought to buy things and reduce headaches, at least theoretically lol fingers crossed for them!