Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Nevada to Idaho

It was hot in California and Hot, Hot, Hot in Nevada. On our last ride with Bert we had just left our lunch stop when Jerry thought we had a flat. Sure enough the right rear was totally flat. He changed it in record time in 95+ temp. Luckily we had a spare but it had a bubble in the sidewall so he took it a bit easier on our way back to camp. We took the flat tire in for repair but it had a long cut and was a goner. Thus ended Jerry's love affair with Kanatty Mongrel tires.. He did some research and ordered four new tires from Discount Tires to be delivered to our next stop in Arco, Idaho.
It was still HOT on our drive to Arco. As we were approaching and going by Craters of the Moon National Park the road was being worked on and there was so much loose gravel that I got a nice sized pock mark in the windshield of the car. We thought we would go back for a look around when the weather cooled and the road might be finished but unfortunately we didn't make it.
Our stay in Arco was to pass time until the Rally in the Pines in Mackay ( pronounced Mackie) Idaho. Jerry mounted the new tires and we were ready to go.
We were parking at the fairgrounds in Mackay and it was overgrown with long weeds and pitted with gopher holes. We did find a fairly level spot and had nice neighbors on both sides. The young couple on one side, Dave and Leslie and son Kabis, had a 44' fifth wheel toy hauler. Now that's the way to travel with the UTV in the back garage. The garage becomes a dining room by day and a bedroom by night with a  bunk that comes down.

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