Vegas Baby!

Sunday morning I went from Fresno to Barstow. The pass was horrible - it was hot and long. My truck got very warm so I turned on the heater (!) on to help reduce the engine heat. I gave the cats a bottle of ice each (I had frozen water in used water bottles). They finally shutup after that.

I spent the night in a little park that I saw reviewed. The owners were very helpful and friendly. I didn't even unhitch or do much of anything. I couldn't get on the internet, so I couldn't do anything on my computer.

So I left Barstow very early this morning and it was already warm. Coming out of Mojave, it was a long (16-20 MILES) of uphill climb. It was also very straight and very up. I went slowly, trying to keep the engine temperature down. It got warm, but didn't overheat. Of course, I didn't have the air conditioner on until we finally started heading down.

At the border between California and Nevada is a huge solar array with a reflector to focus sun on the array. It was very bright with lots of "silver" surrounding the reflector. There was also a lake around the reflectors, maybe from the last storm that came through.

You can sure tell the difference between California and Nevada. The first exit in Nevada had a full-on casino, hotel, and amusement park going on. In the middle of the desert. The next exit (14 I believe) had the same and a huge sign saying "Come in here. Spend your money here!"

I arrived in Boulder City around 11:30. First thing I did was plug the power in and turn on the air conditioner. I put the awning out and it is rocking the trailer now because the wind has picked up. I will probably have to pull it down.

Time to rest and stop sweating. I'm drinking lots of water and it all seems to come out as sweat.