It was a long summer

It was a brutal summer with fire ALL over the West, we decided to travel to Montana where a third of the state was on fire. Smart! AND we got caught-up in the eclipse frenzy. After leaving our friends in Capital Reef Utah,

we headed north and got swept along with thousands of "crazies" traveling to get into the best spot to see the eclipse. We finally found a place to park behind a casino north of Pocatello Idaho. We fell asleep to the rhythm of dings from the slot machines. The next day, we decided to hi-tail-it farther north as quick as our truck would take us before the crazies caught up to us. We landed in Three forks Montana, off the beaten path. We did see the eclipse in a small town of Virginia City Montana, while buying some wine.

We have a neighbor here in Arizona who has a place in Three Forks, so we went to visit with him in his "Solo Bar".

After a few relaxing days of exploring the area, we talked about retiring our 2006 F250 and buying a new one. But not now, we are on the road. Turning East, we hit the Lewis and Clark trail for some history and went to Little Big Horn for some more history, and finally out of the smoke from the fires.

The route turned South through Wyoming where we toured an old state prison and then back into Utah where trouble hit the truck. I yelled and screamed words I can not post, so that clenched it...WE ARE BUYING A NEW TRUCK, but when we get home. So now it's November and things got busy since the trip. BUT, I did buy a new truck two days ago... finally.

So things are beginning to slow down now at the "Hacienda Del Arroyo" (house next to the wash), and no more truck problems. But I do have another project in the shop, a 1978 El Camino SS. We'll see how this one turns out.