{"id":2374,"date":"2020-08-19T11:04:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T16:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/?p=2374"},"modified":"2021-05-30T06:23:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T11:23:51","slug":"2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 #CoronavirusLife Roadtrip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2377\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Grand-Tetons-Panorama.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2377\" data-attachment-id=\"2377\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/grand-tetons-panorama\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Grand-Tetons-Panorama.jpg?fit=2000%2C385&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,385\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Grand Tetons Panorama&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596714970&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Grand Tetons Panorama&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grand Tetons Panorama\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Grand Tetons Panorama&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Grand Tetons Panorama&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Grand-Tetons-Panorama.jpg?fit=1024%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2377\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Grand-Tetons-Panorama.jpg?resize=590%2C114&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Grand Tetons Panorama\" width=\"590\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Grand-Tetons-Panorama.jpg?resize=1024%2C197&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Grand-Tetons-Panorama.jpg?resize=300%2C58&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Grand-Tetons-Panorama.jpg?resize=768%2C148&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Grand-Tetons-Panorama.jpg?resize=1536%2C296&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Grand-Tetons-Panorama.jpg?resize=870%2C167&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Grand-Tetons-Panorama.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Tetons Panorama<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Covid-19 Sucks<\/h1>\n<h2>I think we can all agree on that.<\/h2>\n<p>I think most people will agree it would be terrific if we could fast forward 2020 to wherever the end of Covid-19 lies.\u00a0 Most of us would like to get away from all of the restrictions and have a &#8220;normal&#8221; life again.\u00a0 Unfortunately, &#8220;normal&#8221; will probably be something very different from what we have all known before.\u00a0 My read on all this is that we probably have another 2 years before we come out the other end of this.\u00a0 At that time, it is very likely everything we have come to know as &#8220;normal&#8221; will be very different.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meanwhile, there are no cruise ships departing from or going to the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>At least 170 countries have banned travelers from the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>Flying in an airplane is extremely foolish and we certainly aren&#8217;t flying anywhere in the foreseeable future.<\/li>\n<li>Travel via any mass conveyance at all is hazardous at best and smart to avoid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what do you do after you have binge watched everything on Netflix that even remotely passes for entertainment?<\/p>\n<p>Jigsaw puzzles are fun, but how many of those can you realistically do before losing your mind and succumbing to cabin fever?<\/p>\n<p>Well&#8230; At least until an abundance of states lock down their borders (unlikely) you can still do road trips.\u00a0 As long as you select underpopulated destinations, this can be very safe and interesting.<\/p>\n<h4>And that is exactly what we did.<\/h4>\n<p>I had a very big birthday recently and my wife said &#8220;<em><strong>How would you like to go on a road trip for your birthday?<\/strong><\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I immediately said &#8220;Hell Yes!&#8221; or words to that effect.<\/p>\n<h5>And the planning began.<\/h5>\n<p>One of our prerequisites was to pick destinations with more prairie dogs that people.\u00a0 Since we live in Texas, that puts us smack dab in the middle of the country, which is really convenient from a road trip perspective.\u00a0 The Texas border states include New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.\u00a0 Just the other side of these states are lots of interesting possibilities. We decided on destinations to include Monument Valley and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.\u00a0 I added Catoosa, Oklahoma, as that is the home of a Route 66 gem that&#8217;s been on my bucket list for years.\u00a0 I also added Amarillo, since I had yet to capture the Ozymandias Legs, another Route 66 oddity on my list.<\/p>\n<p>Then we started doing the route analysis and timing.\u00a0 I can drive a 12 hour day, but I don&#8217;t want to do it every day.\u00a0 So we figured out the best way to break up this trip, and it came out to twelve days.\u00a0 Naturally we brought our &#8220;<em><strong>26 pounds of raise hell<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; barking throw rug, Slick.The.Dog.\u00a0 So we had to book pet friendly lodging and find restaurants that either had outdoor dining (the only smart thing to do in a pandemic anyway) or get takeout and either eat in the car or retire to our lodging.\u00a0 This was not terribly complicated, since lots of people travel with their critters.<\/p>\n<h5>Our plans looked like this:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Day one:\u00a0 Dallas to Amarillo, Texas (roughly 5-1\/2 hours of travel)<\/li>\n<li>Day two:\u00a0 Amarillo to Bluff, Utah through New Mexico and parts of Arizona (roughly 9-10 hours) where we spent 2 days and explored Monument Valley and Valley of the Gods.<\/li>\n<li>Day four:\u00a0 Bluff Utah to Jackson Hole, Wyoming (roughly 8 hours) we stayed here 3 days and explored The Grand Tetons and Yellowstone.\u00a0 This was truly spectacular.<\/li>\n<li>Day 7:\u00a0 Jackson Hole to Elk Mountain, Wyoming where we explored the surrounding area and Laramie for two days.\u00a0 We were going to take in Cheyenne, but ultimately decided to do other things.<\/li>\n<li>Day 9:\u00a0 Elk Mountain to Dodge City, Kansas for two days via Fort Collins, Colorado.\u00a0 This was our longest day driving.\u00a0 It was about 10 hours or so.<\/li>\n<li>Day 11:\u00a0 Dodge City to Catoosa, Oklahoma to capture the Catoosa Whale and spend the night in Tulsa.\u00a0 The Ambassador Hotel was spectacular!<\/li>\n<li>Day 12:\u00a0 Tulsa back To Dallas (5-1\/2 hours or so)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_2380\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wyoming-Crash-0013.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2380\" data-attachment-id=\"2380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/wyoming-car-crash\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wyoming-Crash-0013.jpg?fit=2000%2C1332&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1332\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Wyoming Car Crash&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596815436&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright Warren Paul Harris\\nDallas Texas\\n214-232-9503&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Wyoming Car Crash&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wyoming Car Crash\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wyoming Car Crash&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wyoming-Crash-0013.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2380\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wyoming-Crash-0013.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wyoming-Crash-0013.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wyoming-Crash-0013.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wyoming-Crash-0013.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wyoming-Crash-0013.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wyoming-Crash-0013.jpg?resize=870%2C579&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wyoming-Crash-0013.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wyoming Car Crash<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Everything went fairly smoothly except for a substantial high speed collision out in the middle of Wyoming, which had all traffic in both directions stopped for almost 2 hours. Lots of us got our, walked around and killed time.\u00a0 It was about 93 degrees at this time.\u00a0 One couple got out a baseball and mitt and spent some time playing catch out on the highway.\u00a0 There were two ambulances, a fire truck and a care flight helicopter dealing with the carnage.\u00a0 The chopper was sitting on the ground with rotors off for over an hour.\u00a0 Finally the rotors powered up and I knew we were getting close to having the road clear.\u00a0 Sure enough, less than 10 minutes later they had the highway open and we were all back on our way.\u00a0 I never found out the status of the drivers and passengers, but at least one car looked like no one could have survived the damage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The trip was truly spectacular.\u00a0 Slick.The.Dog was an excellent companion, Chief of Security and Navigator.\u00a0 For the first 3 days or so, he primarily occupied his usual spot on the center console, surveying the landscape for any signs of terrorists.\u00a0 Around the 4th day or so, he realized this was not a typical drive and proceeded to curl up on whomever was passenger at that time and catch up on his sleep.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2381\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/First-Day-on-the-Road.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2381\" data-attachment-id=\"2381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/First-Day-on-the-Road.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G960U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;First Day on the Road&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596358898&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.92&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0034965034965035&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Old West 2020 Samsung\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;First Day on the Road&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/First-Day-on-the-Road.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2381\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/First-Day-on-the-Road.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/First-Day-on-the-Road.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/First-Day-on-the-Road.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/First-Day-on-the-Road.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/First-Day-on-the-Road.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/First-Day-on-the-Road.jpg?resize=870%2C653&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/First-Day-on-the-Road.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Day on the Road<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We left Dallas early on August 1st, headed for Amarillo.\u00a0 We elected to take my wife&#8217;s 2017 Nissan Rogue, as it is a lot newer than my 4WD Chevy Tahoe and gets much better mileage.\u00a0 She had it serviced 2 weeks prior by the dealership, with instructions to &#8220;check everything&#8221; because we were going on a long road trip.<\/p>\n<p>Road trips are always an adventure.\u00a0 Sometimes that &#8220;adventure&#8221; veers a little off course&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Well&#8230;\u00a0 About an hour into the trip, the A\/C started acting up.\u00a0 You could hear the blower motor running full blast, but very little air was coming out of the vents.\u00a0 And it wasn&#8217;t nearly as cold as it should have been.\u00a0 Swell.\u00a0 So we started trying to locate anyplace en route that could service it.\u00a0 Numerous phone calls later, including to the dealership, we settled on a Firestone store in Amarillo (only place that would still be open when we got there) and continued on.\u00a0 It was 96\u00ba, so A\/C would have been nice to have.\u00a0 After all our conversations with various service facilities, it was determined we were either low on Freon and \/ or the evaporator was frozen up.\u00a0 So we would turn off the A\/C and open all the windows, ripping down the freeway at 80 MPH for about 20 minutes.\u00a0 Then we could roll up the windows and turn on the A\/C for awhile and get it cold again.\u00a0 Remember&#8230;\u00a0 It is 96\u00ba.\u00a0 Slick.The.Dog, who has a very thick fur coat, said something to the effect of &#8220;WTF Dad?&#8221;.\u00a0 Rinse and repeat all the way to Amarillo.\u00a0 We finally rolled into the Firestone in Amarillo around 5 PM.\u00a0 They had a &#8220;Masks Required for entry&#8221; sign and of course we complied, as that is the smart thing to do.\u00a0 Out of 8 people in the waiting room, only 4 were wearing masks.\u00a0 Or at least wearing them correctly. &lt;sigh&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Firestone determined the Freon we very low.\u00a0 The Rogue holds 1.1 lbs of Freon.\u00a0 It only had .4 lbs when tested.\u00a0 Roughly 1\/3 of its capacity.\u00a0 Also&#8230;\u00a0 When it was serviced, they suggested replacing the cabin air filter and did so.\u00a0 Firestone found it was improperly installed, shoved hastily in place and partially crushed in the process.\u00a0 They removed and re-shaped it.\u00a0 Then reinstalled it.\u00a0 This would have obstructed air flow.\u00a0 So 90 minutes later we are back on the road to our Amarillo hotel with actual functioning A\/C.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2382\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2382\" data-attachment-id=\"2382\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/sunflower-barbed-wire\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?fit=2000%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sunflower Barbed Wire&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596288667&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sunflower Barbed Wire&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sunflower Barbed Wire\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sunflower Barbed Wire&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2382\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?resize=870%2C870&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sunflower-Barbed-Wire.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunflower and Barbed Wire<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After we got the Rogue fixed, we of course contacted the Nissan dealership that serviced it.\u00a0 Their response was &#8220;we don&#8217;t check the Freon unless you request it.&#8221;\u00a0 How the hell would most people know to ask for that?\u00a0 Isn&#8217;t that the service department&#8217;s job?\u00a0 We had an extended conversation with the GM of Nissan&#8217;s dealership when we got back and they did the right thing by us.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, we periodically have to stop to ring out our barking Chief of Security.\u00a0 And stretch our legs.\u00a0 And maybe switch drivers.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a photographer, you will likely find interesting things to capture in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Like sunflowers and barbed wire.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amarillo is full of really strange public art.\u00a0 The Ant Farm is responsible for all this wild art and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanley_Marsh_3\">Stanley Marsh 3<\/a> funded most, if not all, of the weirdness around Amarillo.\u00a0 There is a peculiar assortment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadsideamerica.com\/tip\/3919\">street signs<\/a> installed randomly throughout the city.<\/p>\n<p>If you have the time, there is a lot to see in Amarillo.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve been here on at least 3 occasions now and have not seen it all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Day two:<\/h2>\n<p>We hit the road early because we had a nearly 9 hour drive ahead of us.\u00a0 It will take longer than that because there is much to see along old Route 66 through the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico.\u00a0 As it turns out, our route also takes us through the eastern edge of Arizona (spectacular geological formations).\u00a0 We did the thorough Panhandle Route 66 crawl in 2013 and photographed Cadillac Ranch in 2011, so we did not take this section slowly.\u00a0 Except for Adrian.\u00a0 Adrian Texas is the exact midpoint of Route 66.\u00a0 There is a defunct establishment with the Texas flag painted on the east side of the building.\u00a0 This time it is unobstructed.\u00a0 The last time an old truck was in the way.\u00a0 So this required a stop to photograph it.\u00a0 And stretch our legs.\u00a0 And wring out Slick.The.Dog (look him up on Twitter and Instagram).<\/p>\n<p>Along the way we spent a little time in Tucumcari New Mexico.\u00a0 This is my favorite stop in Route 66.\u00a0 There is more preserved Americana kitsch in this town than anywhere else on The Mother Road.\u00a0 And of course, things change all the time, so we have to go slowly through Tucumcari to check all this out.<\/p>\n<p>As we got past Gallup New Mexico, the weather started to change.\u00a0 Ominous clouds were gathering and &#8220;weather&#8221; was certain.\u00a0 We are on the highway headed west when the skies open and we are caught in an absolute deluge.\u00a0 Even with windshield wipers on &#8220;High&#8221; it is hard to see.<\/p>\n<p>Then the fun starts.<\/p>\n<h2>HAIL!<\/h2>\n<h3>Lots.Of.HAIL<\/h3>\n<p>Fortunately not LARGE hail.\u00a0 Nothing over about pea-sized hail, but LOTS of it.\u00a0 And Slick.The.Dog is NOT happy about this, contributing his own barking to the cacophony.\u00a0 I finally had to pull over to the shoulder because I could literally not see through the deluge of hail.\u00a0 The highway was coated in white ice, so we waited it out for a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video of it here:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IiZR6JgEuRo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nFinally we were able to drive out of the storm.\u00a0 It took about 15 minutes before we cleared all the rain. You know the saying &#8220;every cloud has a sliver lining&#8221;?\u00a0 Well sometimes a hailstorm also has a silver lining.\u00a0 This particular hailstorm was exactly what we needed to scrub off the heavy coating of insects that had expired at high velocity all over the front bumper, grill and windshield of Karen&#8217;s Rogue.<\/p>\n<p>So with a squeaky clean car, we continued west.\u00a0 As I mentioned before, we were surprised that our route took us through Arizona en route to Bluff, Utah.\u00a0 We were using Google Maps to navigate and the announcements let you know when the time zone changes or you cross a state line.\u00a0 So we would get these announcements every time something changed.\u00a0 And it went back and forth from Arizona to New Mexico a few times on this route.<\/p>\n<p>We discovered this spectacular mountain range in Arizona during our undulations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2384\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arizona-Jagged-Mountains-Wide.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2384\" data-attachment-id=\"2384\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung-3\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arizona-Jagged-Mountains-Wide.jpg?fit=2000%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,795\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G960U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Arizona Jagged Mountains Wide&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596381192&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00090991810737034&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Old West 2020 Samsung\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Arizona Jagged Mountains Wide&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arizona-Jagged-Mountains-Wide.jpg?fit=1024%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2384\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arizona-Jagged-Mountains-Wide.jpg?resize=590%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arizona-Jagged-Mountains-Wide.jpg?resize=1024%2C407&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arizona-Jagged-Mountains-Wide.jpg?resize=300%2C119&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arizona-Jagged-Mountains-Wide.jpg?resize=768%2C305&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arizona-Jagged-Mountains-Wide.jpg?resize=1536%2C611&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arizona-Jagged-Mountains-Wide.jpg?resize=870%2C346&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arizona-Jagged-Mountains-Wide.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arizona Jagged Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And off we went on our way to Bluff Utah. The scenery changes significantly upon crossing the border into The Beehive State.<\/p>\n<p>We chose Bluff to spend a couple of days because of its proximity to Monument Valley and we found great lodging.\u00a0 Karen found great lodging.\u00a0 She is our social director and travel agent.\u00a0 Cute, too!<\/p>\n<p>She found these two cottages on a sizeable plot with nothing of significance around us.\u00a0 We intentionally arranged our trip to include areas with more prairie dogs than people.\u00a0 Bluff is exactly that.\u00a0 There is a convenience store and a restaurant.\u00a0 That&#8217;s about it.\u00a0 The last census puts the population at 142.\u00a0 I think we can vouch for about 12 of that number.<\/p>\n<p>The town is bracketed north and south by massive rock bluffs.\u00a0 Perhaps this has something to do with the name?<\/p>\n<p>This was our view in the morning:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2385\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluff-Sunrise-Panorama.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2385\" data-attachment-id=\"2385\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung-4\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluff-Sunrise-Panorama.jpg?fit=2000%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G960U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bluff Sunrise Panorama&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596443418&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Old West 2020 Samsung\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bluff Sunrise Panorama&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluff-Sunrise-Panorama.jpg?fit=1024%2C246&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2385\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluff-Sunrise-Panorama.jpg?resize=590%2C142&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluff-Sunrise-Panorama.jpg?resize=1024%2C246&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluff-Sunrise-Panorama.jpg?resize=300%2C72&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluff-Sunrise-Panorama.jpg?resize=768%2C184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluff-Sunrise-Panorama.jpg?resize=1536%2C369&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluff-Sunrise-Panorama.jpg?resize=870%2C209&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bluff-Sunrise-Panorama.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bluff Sunrise Panorama<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Spectacular, isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>There is a restaurant just the other side of the vineyard. We picked up food and brought it back to our cottage. Very civilized arrangement in a pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Day 3:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2386\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Valley-of-the-Gods-0062-Composite.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2386\" data-attachment-id=\"2386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/valley-of-the-gods-0062-composite\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Valley-of-the-Gods-0062-Composite.jpg?fit=2000%2C1026&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1026\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Valley of the Gods-0062 Composite&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596462493&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Valley of the Gods-0062 Composite&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Valley of the Gods-0062 Composite\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Valley of the Gods-0062 Composite&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Valley-of-the-Gods-0062-Composite.jpg?fit=1024%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Valley-of-the-Gods-0062-Composite.jpg?resize=300%2C154&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Valley-of-the-Gods-0062-Composite.jpg?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Valley-of-the-Gods-0062-Composite.jpg?resize=1024%2C525&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Valley-of-the-Gods-0062-Composite.jpg?resize=768%2C394&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Valley-of-the-Gods-0062-Composite.jpg?resize=1536%2C788&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Valley-of-the-Gods-0062-Composite.jpg?resize=870%2C446&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Valley-of-the-Gods-0062-Composite.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valley of the Gods<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We took off for Monument Valley early the 3rd day.\u00a0 En route we saw a sign for Valley of the Gods, which looked like something we really needed to explore.\u00a0 And with a name like &#8220;Valley of the Gods&#8221; how can you NOT go investigate.\u00a0 As we turned off onto the dirt and gravel road into this spectacular area, our Google Maps assistant said &#8220;continue on this road for 4 miles&#8221; or words to that effect. This seemed like a manageable detour, so off (road) we went.<\/p>\n<p>This is a narrow, uneven gravel road, interrupted by numerous dry washes.\u00a0 Fortunately it was dry.\u00a0 If you tried this and a rain storm popped up, you could be in some real trouble.\u00a0 We had no such problem.\u00a0 However&#8230; It turned out to be 17 miles and almost 2 hours to do the full Valley of the Gods.\u00a0 It is nothing short of amazing, but slow going.\u00a0 Lots of washboard surfaces coated in gravel.<\/p>\n<p>It was well worth the time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2387\" style=\"width: 215px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Goddess-Valley-of-the-Gods.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2387\" data-attachment-id=\"2387\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/goddess-valley-of-the-gods\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Goddess-Valley-of-the-Gods.jpg?fit=800%2C1170&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"A Goddess in Valley of the Gods\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A Goddess in Valley of the Gods&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Goddess in Valley of the Gods&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Goddess-Valley-of-the-Gods.jpg?fit=700%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Goddess-Valley-of-the-Gods.jpg?resize=205%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A Goddess in Valley of the Gods\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Goddess-Valley-of-the-Gods.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Goddess-Valley-of-the-Gods.jpg?resize=700%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Goddess-Valley-of-the-Gods.jpg?resize=768%2C1123&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Goddess-Valley-of-the-Gods.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Goddess in Valley of the Gods<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here is one of our stops along the way.\u00a0 The numerous breathtaking rock formations will cause you to stop and photograph a LOT of things, so expect to spend at least 90 minutes going through here.\u00a0 When we were here there was a LOT of haze from the California wildfires.\u00a0 As you will see in the full gallery, it looks like a stone age version of Los Angeles in some examples.\u00a0 This required a lot of Photoshop processing to correct in many cases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once we came out the end of this detour, I discovered something else amazing.\u00a0 Some of the mountains exhibit a rainbow-like quality of colors and patterns.\u00a0 So before we could head out to Monument Valley, I had to find a good vantage point to capture this.\u00a0 I captured and panorama with my Samsung Galaxy S9, but also shot a series of images with the big camera (Canon 5D Mk IV) to be stitched together later.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2388\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rainbow-Mountain-Composite.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2388\" data-attachment-id=\"2388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/rainbow-mountain-composite\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rainbow-Mountain-Composite.jpg?fit=2000%2C1081&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1081\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Rainbow Mountain Composite&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596465573&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rainbow Mountain Composite&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rainbow Mountain Composite\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rainbow Mountain Composite&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rainbow Mountain Composite&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rainbow-Mountain-Composite.jpg?fit=1024%2C553&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2388\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rainbow-Mountain-Composite.jpg?resize=590%2C319&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rainbow Mountain Composite\" width=\"590\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rainbow-Mountain-Composite.jpg?resize=1024%2C553&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rainbow-Mountain-Composite.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rainbow-Mountain-Composite.jpg?resize=768%2C415&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rainbow-Mountain-Composite.jpg?resize=1536%2C830&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rainbow-Mountain-Composite.jpg?resize=870%2C470&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Rainbow-Mountain-Composite.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rainbow Mountain Composite<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Then we headed for Monument Valley.<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, Monument Valley access is closed.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t see Monument Valley, just that you cannot get IN to Monument Valley.\u00a0 So we had to be content with exploring the perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example of how badly the California wildfire smoke impacts Monument Valley.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2389\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Haze.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2389\" data-attachment-id=\"2389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/monument-valley-haze\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Haze.jpg?fit=2000%2C1057&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1057\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Monument Valley Haze&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596468143&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Monument Valley Haze&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Monument Valley Haze\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Monument Valley Haze&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Haze.jpg?fit=1024%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2389\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Haze.jpg?resize=590%2C312&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Monument Valley Haze\" width=\"590\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Haze.jpg?resize=1024%2C541&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Haze.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Haze.jpg?resize=768%2C406&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Haze.jpg?resize=1536%2C812&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Haze.jpg?resize=870%2C460&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Haze.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monument Valley Haze<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite shots en route to Monument Valley.<br \/>\nWe pulled off the road and I found a fence I could line up with the center of this vista.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2390\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Fence.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2390\" data-attachment-id=\"2390\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/monument-valley-fence\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Fence.jpg?fit=2000%2C994&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,994\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Monument Valley Fence&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596467358&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Monument Valley Fence&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Monument Valley Fence\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Monument Valley Fence&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Monument Valley Fence&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Fence.jpg?fit=1024%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2390\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Fence.jpg?resize=590%2C293&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Monument Valley Fence\" width=\"590\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Fence.jpg?resize=1024%2C509&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Fence.jpg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Fence.jpg?resize=768%2C382&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Fence.jpg?resize=1536%2C763&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Fence.jpg?resize=870%2C432&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Monument-Valley-Fence.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monument Valley Fence<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2391\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mexican-Hat-Rock.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2391\" data-attachment-id=\"2391\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/mexican-hat-rock\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mexican-Hat-Rock.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mexican Hat Rock&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596475170&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mexican Hat Rock&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mexican Hat Rock\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mexican Hat Rock&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mexican-Hat-Rock.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2391\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mexican-Hat-Rock.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mexican-Hat-Rock.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mexican-Hat-Rock.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mexican-Hat-Rock.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mexican-Hat-Rock.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mexican-Hat-Rock.jpg?resize=870%2C580&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mexican-Hat-Rock.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mexican Hat Rock<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the way back from Monument Valley, we discovered Mexican Hat.\u00a0 We missed it on the way out, because it&#8217;s hard to see when headed south.\u00a0 Coming back, though, we could see it in the distance, and there was a sign, as well.\u00a0 So of course, multiple stops were necessary to capture this fascinating rock formation from a variety of vantage points.\u00a0 The BIG lens (70-200 f 2.8) was required for this project.<\/p>\n<p>We foraged for food and caught up on our sleep.<\/p>\n<p>The next day we headed for Jackson Hole Wyoming<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Day 4:<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another long day of driving.\u00a0 Over 11 hours to get to Jackson Hole from Bluff Utah.\u00a0 This route took us through Idaho up I-15 for awhile, so add one more state to the list.<\/p>\n<p>En route to Jackson Hole, our path would wind along the Snake River for an extended period of time.\u00a0 This is another remarkable stretch of highway.\u00a0 The mountains, trees and river and quite spectacular.\u00a0 We were very happy to arrive in Jackson Hole after a very long day of driving.\u00a0 We spent 3 days as Snow King resort.\u00a0 Our room faced east on the top floor and the view was spectacular.\u00a0 The room had a really high ceiling and a balcony of sorts.\u00a0 A balcony in name only, it turns out, as it is not nearly large enough to put a chair on it and get around the chair.\u00a0 So while you can stand on the &#8220;balcony&#8221; &#8212; you probably don&#8217;t want to spend a lot of time on it.\u00a0 Also, there is a slatted partition between your &#8220;balcony&#8221; and the one for the adjacent room.\u00a0 So if you&#8217;re thinking you might have some privacy on your balcony &#8212; think again.\u00a0 The room (754) is beautiful.\u00a0 The bathroom looks new.\u00a0 The finish out is very nice.<\/p>\n<p>It is walking distance to Jackson Hole.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Hole is a cute little town with a nice public square.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of shopping and great places to eat.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Hole is well worth the stop.<\/p>\n<p>When we were there, however, it was CROWDED.\u00a0 Lots of people, and many of them on their way to Sturgis.\u00a0 So not the brightest bunch.\u00a0 Not that I have anything against the annual Sturgis rally.\u00a0 But I rode Harleys for over 50 years.\u00a0 Yes.\u00a0 Fifty Years.\u00a0 And never felt the need to go to Sturgis.\u00a0 Particularly during a friggin&#8217; pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>But I digress.<\/p>\n<p>There is a lot to do and see here in Jackson Hole.\u00a0 More-so during the Winter months when there is abundant snow.\u00a0 But even in the summer it is beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>And Snow King is beautiful overall.<\/p>\n<h3>However&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There are no shelves or niches in our shower to hold soap, shampoo, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Not even a place to hang a washcloth.<\/li>\n<li>The mirror is the kind with a translucent strip around the edge for lighting.<\/li>\n<li>The lighting circuit does not work.<\/li>\n<li>The shower light does not work.<\/li>\n<li>There is no exhaust fan.<\/li>\n<li>There is no button on the phone for Housekeeping.<\/li>\n<li>9 times out of 10 You cannot reach a human by phone.<\/li>\n<li>Any time you pick up the phone to reach the front desk, it will most likely go to voicemail.\u00a0 Pressing 0 to try and reach a different human will likely get you the same result.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Essentially, this room is incomplete.<\/h5>\n<p>Eventually reaching a human about why the lights don&#8217;t work in the bathroom yields the following response:\u00a0 &#8220;These lights don&#8217;t work on some floors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well&#8230;\u00a0 These rooms are not exactly a bargain.\u00a0 It seems that everything should work for these prices.<\/p>\n<h5>But wait!<\/h5>\n<h3>There&#8217;s MORE!<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>There are the typical luggage carts available in the lobby.<\/li>\n<li>To get to the elevators from the lobby:<\/li>\n<li>You have to go up 2 sets of stairs.<\/li>\n<li>They have added (tiny) ramps to the edge of these stairs to accommodate the carts.<\/li>\n<li>These ramps are STEEP.<\/li>\n<li>It takes two people to get a fully loaded cart up one of these ramps.<\/li>\n<li>The carts do not fit in the elevator.<\/li>\n<li>You have to wedge the cart into the elevator at an angle to close the doors.<\/li>\n<li>Therefore you can only fit yourself and a cart in the elevator at the same time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: 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alt=\"Ridiculous Ramps\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0218.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0218.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0218.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0218.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2392\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung-5\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0218.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G960U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596792334&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ridiculous Ramps\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ridiculous Ramps&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ridiculous Ramps&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0218.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2392'>\n\t\t\t\tRidiculous Ramps\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung-6\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0219.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tiny Elevator and Luggage Cart\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0219.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0219.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0219.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0219.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2393\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung-6\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0219.jpg?fit=1125%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1125,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G960U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596792483&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tiny Elevator and Luggage Cart\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Tiny Elevator and Luggage Cart&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tiny Elevator and Luggage Cart&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0219.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2393'>\n\t\t\t\tTiny Elevator and Luggage Cart\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung-7\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0220.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tiny Elevator and Luggage Cart\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0220.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0220.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0220.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0220.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung-7\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0220.jpg?fit=1125%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1125,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G960U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596792502&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tiny Elevator and Luggage Cart\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Tiny Elevator and Luggage Cart&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tiny Elevator and Luggage Cart&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-West-Samsung-0220.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2394'>\n\t\t\t\tTiny Elevator and Luggage Cart\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Just in case you are considering staying here.<\/p>\n<h3>Day 5:<\/h3>\n<p>The Grand Tetons are just outside Jackson Hole.\u00a0 In fact, Jackson Lake is between the highway and the Tetons at one point, which makes for a spectacular vista.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing past the Tetons, we head for Yellowstone.\u00a0 We only have a day to do all this in, so we opt for waiting to see Old Faithful erupt and explore some of the other geysers.\u00a0 Once you reach the entry to the park on the south side, it is around 39 miles to actually get to Old Faithful.\u00a0 A LOT of people are faithfully (see how I worked that in) for the big event.\u00a0 We positioned ourselves far away from the crowd as there was NO SIGN of social distancing on the boardwalk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2395\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-Faithful-Crowd.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2395\" data-attachment-id=\"2395\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung-8\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-Faithful-Crowd.jpg?fit=2000%2C783&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,783\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G960U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Old Faithful Crowd&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596722173&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00086132644272179&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"No Social Distancing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;No Social Distancing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;No Social Distancing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-Faithful-Crowd.jpg?fit=1024%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-Faithful-Crowd.jpg?resize=590%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"No Social Distancing\" width=\"590\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-Faithful-Crowd.jpg?resize=1024%2C401&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-Faithful-Crowd.jpg?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-Faithful-Crowd.jpg?resize=768%2C301&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-Faithful-Crowd.jpg?resize=1536%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-Faithful-Crowd.jpg?resize=870%2C341&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Old-Faithful-Crowd.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No Social Distancing<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The wait was well worth it, and I have it on video, as well as lots of stills.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bV2G5cZ2KQY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then off to visit some other geysers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And back to Jackson Hole for the night.<\/p>\n<h3>Day 6:<\/h3>\n<p>Low key day of exploring Jackson Hole and taking some much needed downtime.\u00a0 The next day will be a very long drive.<\/p>\n<h3>Day 7:<\/h3>\n<p>We wanted to explore some of the Old West cities, famous throughout the history of the Western Expansion.\u00a0 So Laramie and Cheyenne were high on the list.\u00a0 We try and avoid the cheap chain motels, though, so that left Laramie and Cheyenne off the list for lodging.\u00a0 In Elk Mountain, though, we found this delightful hotel that is more along the lines of a B&amp;B.\u00a0 The Elk Mountain Hotel is a gem.<\/p>\n<p>The town of Elk Mountain has a population of around 100.\u00a0 Again, more prairie dogs than people.<\/p>\n<p>So off we go.<\/p>\n<p>This is a short driving day.\u00a0 Only a little over 5 hours to get from Jackson Hole to Elk Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Unless there is a massive wreck that closes the highway&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Which there was.<\/p>\n<p>And it caused about an extra 2 hours of travel time.<\/p>\n<p>But there is really not much to see or photograph between Jackson Hole and Elk Mountain.\u00a0 Nothing.\u00a0 Pretty much as flat and featureless as Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>So we didn&#8217;t arrive in Elk Mountain until late in the day, but that was fine with us.<\/p>\n<p>Elk Mountain has a population of about 100 or so.\u00a0 There are a handful of small municipal buildings, a smattering of residences and the No BS RV Park.\u00a0 Seriously.\u00a0 That&#8217;s the name.\u00a0 We stayed at the Historic Elk Mountain Hotel.\u00a0 It is gorgeous.\u00a0 The food is elegant.\u00a0 The coffee is OK.\u00a0 I prefer my coffee completely opaque.\u00a0 But it was close enough.\u00a0 Overall, we highly recommend this for lodging.\u00a0 It is a pretty area and the accommodations were very nice.\u00a0 And critter friendly.\u00a0 Slick.The.Dog gives is two paws up.<\/p>\n<h3>Day 8:<\/h3>\n<p>Day trip to Centennial Wyoming for lunch.\u00a0 Slick.The.Dog thoroughly enjoyed the trip &#8212; and lunch.\u00a0 We ate at the Bear Bottom Bar &amp; Grill.\u00a0 They have a lot of outdoor seating and a live performance stage.\u00a0 Food and service were both great.\u00a0 This is a colorful little town and well worth the visit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2397\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centennial-Union-Pacific.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2397\" data-attachment-id=\"2397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/centennial-union-pacific\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centennial-Union-Pacific.jpg?fit=2000%2C1404&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1404\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Centennial Union Pacific&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596900309&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Centennial Union Pacific&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Centennial Union Pacific\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Centennial Union Pacific&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centennial-Union-Pacific.jpg?fit=1024%2C719&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centennial-Union-Pacific.jpg?resize=300%2C211&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centennial-Union-Pacific.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centennial-Union-Pacific.jpg?resize=1024%2C719&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centennial-Union-Pacific.jpg?resize=768%2C539&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centennial-Union-Pacific.jpg?resize=1536%2C1078&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centennial-Union-Pacific.jpg?resize=870%2C611&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centennial-Union-Pacific.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Centennial Union Pacific<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then off to Laramie.<\/p>\n<p>Laramie was not what we were hoping for.\u00a0 Not a lot of well preserved historic buildings other than the prison.\u00a0 There are some pretty remarkable buildings in the city and I photographed a few.\u00a0 But not the historic Wild West architecture we were hoping for.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Day 9:<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_2398\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Burlington-CO-Storm-Clouds.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2398\" data-attachment-id=\"2398\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung-9\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Burlington-CO-Storm-Clouds.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G960U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Burlington CO Storm Clouds&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1596988085&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00075815011372252&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Old West 2020 Samsung\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Burlington CO Storm Clouds&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Burlington-CO-Storm-Clouds.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2398\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Burlington-CO-Storm-Clouds.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Burlington-CO-Storm-Clouds.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Burlington-CO-Storm-Clouds.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Burlington-CO-Storm-Clouds.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Burlington-CO-Storm-Clouds.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Burlington-CO-Storm-Clouds.jpg?resize=870%2C489&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Burlington-CO-Storm-Clouds.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burlington CO Storm Clouds<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Originally we had planned to head east to Cheyenne and then on to Dodge City.\u00a0 But this was to be one of our longest days at over 10 hours of driving and going through Fort Collins Colorado shaved about 45 minutes off the trip, so maybe we&#8217;ll make it Cheyenne another time.\u00a0 As it turned out, Fort Collins was delightful.\u00a0 We had breakfast at Ginger &amp; Baker.\u00a0 They have lots of outdoor seating, the service was excellent and the food first rate.\u00a0 We really liked the feel of Fort Collins.\u00a0 It has that college town feel overall.\u00a0 We decided if we ever tire of Texas, this could be an option.<\/p>\n<p>As we got to Burlington Colorado, the weather started changing.\u00a0 The skies filled with very ominous clouds and we got a nice soaking as we passed from Colorado to Kansas.\u00a0 Not surprisingly, Kansas was a featureless as we had expected until we got to Dodge City after a very long day of travel.<\/p>\n<h3>Day 10:<\/h3>\n<h4>Dodge City<\/h4>\n<p>What a treat Dodge City was.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2399\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Boardwalk-Left.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2399\" data-attachment-id=\"2399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/dodge-city-boardwalk-left\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Boardwalk-Left.jpg?fit=2000%2C869&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,869\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Dodge City Boardwalk Left&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597070199&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dodge City Boardwalk Left&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dodge City Boardwalk Left\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dodge City Boardwalk Left&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Boardwalk-Left.jpg?fit=1024%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Boardwalk-Left.jpg?resize=300%2C130&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Boardwalk-Left.jpg?resize=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Boardwalk-Left.jpg?resize=1024%2C445&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Boardwalk-Left.jpg?resize=768%2C334&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Boardwalk-Left.jpg?resize=1536%2C667&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Boardwalk-Left.jpg?resize=870%2C378&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Boardwalk-Left.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dodge City Boardwalk Left<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dodge City takes full advantage of the Gunsmoke TV series legacy.\u00a0 This is a very colorful city with a remarkable number of grain elevators of immense size.\u00a0 We are accustomed to grain elevators in our travels.\u00a0 I have never seen anything of this scale elsewhere in our travels.\u00a0 The corn industry produces a massive amount of product, which requires world-class grain elevators to manage it all.\u00a0 Or at least so it seems.\u00a0 We counted a total of 5 of these massive grain elevators within the city limits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2400\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Water-Park-Sunset.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2400\" data-attachment-id=\"2400\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/old-west-2020-samsung-10\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Water-Park-Sunset.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G960U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Dodge City Water Park Sunset&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597005736&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2020 Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Old West 2020 Samsung&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Old West 2020 Samsung\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dodge City Water Park Sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Water-Park-Sunset.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Water-Park-Sunset.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Water-Park-Sunset.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Water-Park-Sunset.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Water-Park-Sunset.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Water-Park-Sunset.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Water-Park-Sunset.jpg?resize=870%2C489&amp;ssl=1 870w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dodge-City-Water-Park-Sunset.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dodge City Water Park Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They have a nicely preserved old Main Street and Boot Hill cemetery.\u00a0 This is all well worth the price of admission and we thoroughly enjoyed it, even though it was 103\u00ba\u00a0 Slick.The.Dog tired out pretty early on and we retired to the hotel for some much needed climate control.\u00a0 We were greeted with a spectacular sunset that day as we too Slick out for his evening walk.\u00a0 We also discovered a miniature Hollywood Bowl in the nearby park.\u00a0 Apparently Dodge City takes their local music seriously.<\/p>\n<p>We were impressed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Day 11:<\/p>\n<p>Dodge City to Tulsa Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Well, actually Catoosa Oklahoma first.<\/p>\n<p>This was a pretty short day of driving at around 5-1\/2 hours.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2401\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Catoosa-Whale.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2401\" data-attachment-id=\"2401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/2020-coronaviruslife-roadtrip\/catoosa-whale\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Catoosa-Whale.jpg?fit=2000%2C942&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,942\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Warren Paul Harris&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D 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one of those oddball roadside attractions that makes Route 66 a continued draw to worldwide travelers.\u00a0 It has been on my list for years and, while no longer maintained or active as a paid attraction, it was everything I had hoped.\u00a0 A classic example of Route 66 kitsch.<\/p>\n<p>We took some pictures of the whale, found a few other interesting things to explore and headed for our hotel in Tulsa.\u00a0 The Ambassador Hotel is a gem.\u00a0 This is a spectacular old world hotel.\u00a0 The service is impeccable and the room was by far the finest of our entire trip.\u00a0 Simply stunning.\u00a0 We passed some really interesting things in Tulsa, but it was getting dark and we had no time to explore.\u00a0 We are adding Tulsa to our list of future destinations.<\/p>\n<p>We really enjoyed the Utica district, where we had breakfast prior to departure.<\/p>\n<h3>Day 12:<\/h3>\n<h4>The short drive home.<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_2402\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption 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interesting than Kansas and we were thoroughly entertained on this last leg of the trip.<\/p>\n<p>We saw casinos of all kinds, varieties and sizes.\u00a0 It seems every tribe has at least one tucked along the highway.\u00a0 They range from small and pathetic to massive and magnificent.<\/p>\n<p>We also passed a fair assortment of refineries, which have their own unique attraction to someone like me.\u00a0 Naturally we had to stop a few times for photos and driving breaks.\u00a0 There were the usual (and not so usual) windmills and water towers along the way as well.<\/p>\n<p>It was a lot of fun exploring the Old West on this trip.\u00a0 We had a great time and at no time did we feel like we had been gone too long or that we needed to hurry home.\u00a0 We are not going on another road trip in the immediate future, but given the state of the world, there will definitely be another probably before the year is out.\u00a0 Now to decide where to go next.\u00a0 We are thinking about the east 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