Not Quite the Road Trip From Hell, But…
By now you know my trips wind up being the road trip from hell. So, why would I expect anything different? In my defense, who could have known that when we scheduled a California road trip a few days before Memorial Day Weekend, we’d be leaving Colorado in ten inches of snow. Really?! Now keep in mind we’re traveling with our new larger fifth wheel 
on it’s inaugural trip. The trailer is a little over seven feet longer at thirty-seven and a half feet, verses our old one measuring thirty feet long we’d had for fifteen years. It was time for a change. You would think driving it wouldn’t be much different, but you’d be wrong, the tail swing of the longer one made for an interesting trip. But my husband took it all in stride. Bless his heart. Although our
parrot, Taco, was displeased when he fell asleep after a long day of driving when she was conversing with him. LOL Pssst…don’t forget to enter Beach Blanket Book Giveaway below.
We crossed Wyoming in a blizzard leaving several inches of snow in its wake. Spent the night in Rock Springs waking up to more of the fluffy white stuff on the ground. Okay, its Wyoming, we kinda expected that. The state is synonymous with wind and spring snow. But rain and snow showers, including hail across Nevada and Utah was not a pleasant experience. Then lo and behold the sun peeked through momentarily in Zepher Cove at Lake Tahoe. Wind whipped the white capped waves crashing onto the beach. Braving the 
cold wind off the lake, we donned our coats and walked along the beach. Then we stared slacked-jawed at the twenty something males standing on the beach shirtless, shoe-less, and in shorts attempting to impress their group of friends. I guess we should add clueless to that description! LOL We shook our heads.
Returning to the roomy new fifth wheel, we watched a movie, ate popcorn, and went to bed. The next morning, yep, you guessed it big, white, storybook snowflakes floated through the air, but didn’t stick. Still our friends from Las Vegas, Nevada, who joined us, enjoyed the snow as did their two dogs. By afternoon the sun was back and we strolled along the beach with our dog as wildlife scampered on the 
shore and ducks paddled across the water. A few gulls screamed as they dove for dinner on the lake.
Family commitments required we leave Lake Tahoe after only a few days and head to northern California where we encountered a bit of rain but otherwise pleasant temperatures. Met up with a friend and fellow author in Elk Grove, CA for lunch and had a wonderful chat. On the trip back to Colorado we encountered windy conditions in Utah and Wyoming, Gee imagine that! LOL But other than that the trip was pleasant. The vibrant colors of the Wind River Valley in 
Wyoming are amazing. We stopped in Riverton, Wyoming to visit with friends. My award winning book AN ANGELS UNINTENTIONAL ENTANGLEMENT was set in Riverton. Where Warrior Angel, Caden goes, 
trouble follows until he discovers a badly beaten woman barely clinging to life. Unprepared for the entanglement she brings to his doorstep, will he move heaven and earth to save her?Yep, that was a blatant plug for my book. LOL I couldn’t help it. You owe it to yourself to take a peek. https://www.amazon.com/Angels-Unintentional-Entanglement-Demons-Witch-ebook/dp/B07DYWKLYK
The moral of this story is don’t plan a road trip before Memorial Day, with a new fifth wheel and a strict schedule. Mother Nature will mess with you every time.
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Have a wonderful weekend!
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Looks like you found some sunshine among the wacky weather!!
Our trip from he– to Utah/CO began with a flight delay (during “April school vacation week” here in Boston, MA — ugh never again!). We managed a rescheduled flight to Texas, missed the connection, then hung out in Austin airport for 7 hours. I looked all over for a contact case b/c we were going on a million hours here. Mind you, our day started at 6 a.m.. Ended at 2 a.m. (EST) in Grand Junction, CO. Had to change lodging, car, schedule so we didn’t drive 3 hours north to Vernal, UT through a mountain pass in darkness. Oh, and two cranky kids in tow: 11 and 9. Oldest has a meltdown (Asperger’s) in the one airport. Admittedly, I did too. Kids had bad air pressure/altitude/winding road adjustments. Stomach aches. Mother nature (bodily accidents) hit two of us twice, once while under an arch in Arches NP 0.5 mile from a porta-pot. Overcast days. And the wind storm from he– when we “glamped” near Moab (NEVER AGAIN). Glamorous? Only when it doesn’t sound and FEEL like Rex or a Train are going to rip off the canvas tent. Kids did not sleep. It was insane. a Non-speeding ticket later in trip. More tummy issues. My bad residual cough. SUPER crowded Antelope Canyon (that was not like that ten years ago!) (more kid meltdowns; this time, the other kid). Were there highs? Yes. Lows – too many. Cranky parents. Yup. Memories – plenty.
WOW you have my trips beat by miles!!! That’s one of the reasons we gave up tent camping for a 5th wheel trailer years ago, like having your home with you. One day, we will make it up to the North East US, Salem and Maine to be exact. LOL
We are spoiled – I like a comfy hotel room and warm weather.