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"End of the Trail" at Western Heritage Museum

Anne and Art having lunch at Western Heritage Museum Cafe

The men who conducted the hundred mile test run raved about the experience of driving it when we met them at the Aamco shop. They loved how it rode with the wind blowing and the way it happily took on any hills with no trouble at all. We drove it home from the shop and it felt really good. It is safely parked here at our friendly little Ramada Hotel. Ready to take off. 

Why haven't we left yet? The TV is calling out a constant stream of travel warnings for the  area ahead of us. There is a foot of snow in Flagstaff now and icy road between here and there. Art really thinks we can take off tomorrow morning but I may get stubborn. The meteorologists here are very serious guys and I here that we happen to be in one of the most weather variable places in the states. Anne says some of them come to work in OKC just for that reason. It all makes our California weather seem a little tame in comparison. 

So, now that you're free of the vehicle trials and tribulations, weather will obviously be dominating the scene for a while. Gone are the days of raving on and on about the geology of the road cuts or the ubiquitous water and wetlands along with lakes, rivers and streams. I've enjoyed getting to know OKC far more than I expected to, and I've loved our visits with Anne, but Art and I are both ready and eager to be on our way. Will continue later.   —   J