Tues, Feb 3... VEGAS!

What else can I say... we have time to stop in VEGAS! We left Parowan, UT early this morning. The local time... I don't have a clue... I run on eastern time, Trapper stays on central time because headquarters is in Joplin, MO and our log stays on central, I think we are in mountain time, and I know we're headed to pacific time. And everyone wonders why I stay confused.

Today will take us through UT, AZ, NV, and finally to our final destination in CA. We only clip AZ and NV... this is why I refer to cities as "nowhere"... who knows where we are? I'm such a tourist... it's a good thing that this entire run from Salina, KS to Ontario, CA only entailed 2 turns... once we got on I-70 we merged onto I-15... this made my job very easy and allowed me time to take pictures... 252 in two days!

These states are beautiful! Our plan is to stop in Vegas for a couple of hours. We really don't want to get to CA any earlier than necessary... CA doesn't like trucks! No idle laws and the 55 mph for trucks (speed limit for cars is 70)... well... we'd rather spend our extra time in Vegas.

Arriving in Vegas... was smoggy... the last time I was here with was my family about 9 years ago. It was really clear that day... today... smog. There is no where else on earth like Vegas! Minus the sex and gambling... for me, the casino architecture is worth taking a second look and the history of the town is worth reading!

After touring some of the local sites... The Luxor, MGM Grand, New York New York... and having lunch at the Excalibur... we were back on the road to Ontario, CA in which we arrived at 8:00 pm pacific time!

Ontario is in the suburbs of Los Angeles... driving into the city I noticed the police helicopter in the sky with the large beam light pointing to the ground... on the freeway I was having flashbacks of OJ in the white Bronco... and I am going to sleep with the sounds of sirens in the background. I guess if you live (d) here you'd get used to it.

We've been preplanned to pick up our next load tomorrow in Fontana, CA at noon and we have to be in Laredo, TX by Saturday... more warm weather!





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