Size

In proportion to size my Jeep rode as good as a Cadillac. So I had to give up leather seats for cloth ones but my little Jeep could walk up a mountain in nothing flat and keep up with traffic on a toll road. There was a down side, no room in the back seat but when it is just the two of us, this was not an issue. I had quite a few miles on my vehicle and the company discontinued that model.                          What do you look for in a vehicle? I wanted something with enough leg room for the long haul and enough power that I didn’t have to get out and push it up hills. As I aged, getting in and out became an issue. Trucks with a step up had the disadvantage that if I got in, how do I get out as the step up was underneath. Hand holds for pulling up and into the vehicle made it easier. (Not an Oh My God hand hold either.) Flat floor boards so I didn’t’ have to step up and over to get in or out. The list grew as I looked for vehicles.                                                                        

Really seemed the problem was that I liked what I had but now I needed to change and change was not coming easy.

Our vehicle had to have certain things: it had to be able to get in and out of with ease. For my husband, it had to have a level floorboard, no stepping over to get in and hand holds that aided in pulling in. Some of the trucks were so high and even the step was at the wrong angle for getting out. I liked one with enough power to climb mountains and keep up with traffic on the interstate. I discovered that the gas you put in has a big effect on how it performs. In the mountains, you need a different octane because of the oxygen content in the air.    

Americans love their wheels. They take us where we want to go. Just stop by and old car

museum and see where we have been. Did you know that there were RV’s in the teens?

 Teens that were complete with wood cook stoves.

When Hurricane Rita hit, we decided to wait out the lack of electricity further north. We got on Hwy 171 and headed north eventually stopping in Winnepeg, Canada.  Do you know there are more sushi bars in Winnepeg than any other place in North America? Odd since it is very land locked.

Driving through the plains before you reach town, you notice that the houses are built on a mound just big enough for the house, barn and a turn around. Seems that when the river floods, the houses are high and dry. HHHmmm

In the Atlas, Louisiana and Maine are side by side. Actually it’s quite a distance from Louisiana to Maine, I drove it.

North Dakota people worship the sun being out every moment they can. It’s not hard to imagine if you hear about the long hard winters they endure. Eleven o’clock at night and it is still light outside.