{"id":98,"date":"2017-06-12T09:33:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T16:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradschauf.com\/blog\/?p=98"},"modified":"2017-06-13T09:11:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T16:11:29","slug":"day-3-on-way-home-from-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradschauf.com\/blog\/day-3-on-way-home-from-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 on way home from Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ended up staying Amarillo last night. We are using mostly Apple Maps for navigation. I assumed it would take basically the same route in both directions. Nope. Looking at a way lot of this. Reminds me of driving in Kansas…. flat. No traffic so far which is great!<\/p>\n

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Open roads in Texas…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Well what do ya know, going to roll through Roswell, New Mexico. Stopped for fuel and a leak. Will save the tourist stuff for some other trip. Didn’t see a single alien, dang.<\/p>\n

I did happen on a sticker for the Engle MT45. \u00a0When we travel with it we get travel stickers to remind us where we have been. The goal is to cover up all the grey metal. I’ll try to post a picture once I get back to the ranch. Here is the Roswell sticker before application.<\/p>\n

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Little green man Engle sticker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Update: So we ARE using the same route coming as going. Oh well. Here is a nice not-driving picture of the white sand. I remember the white sands from trips through here as a kid.<\/p>\n

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White Sands Missile Range<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The landscape is certainly changing. I can’t wait to someday drive this again with some time to stop at the historic markets, but there is an app for that. LOL About 5 hours left.<\/p>\n

Oh, the truck took another life, this time a little birdie, yesterday was a large Meadowlark. Both taken via chrome grill impact method. Pictures later. There is a truck name in here someplace, I just know it.<\/p>\n

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First Kill – Meadowlark?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Second Kill – Tweety Bird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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So, if you have ever driven I-10 either to Tucson or away from Tucson, you have seen signs for “The Thing”. They taunt you every other mile or so for like 100 miles. Its a road side attraction. I have seen it but I wont tell you what it is.<\/p>\n

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The Thing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So yeah – we stopped – here is proof. Still won’t tell you what it is. We did get a sticker.<\/p>\n

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The Thing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So here is the final result – three new stickers for this trip. PB – Pensacola Beach, Roswell and The Thing. I tried to get a St Louis sticker but did not goto touristy places. I bet I can find one online someplace, maybe a nice arch.<\/p>\n

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Engle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are the totals for the trip from Oro Valley to St. Louis and back. This does NOT include the portion of the trip from St. Louis to Pensacola Beach because we used BroMikes trucks for those legs – his original F250 on the way down and a purdy new F250 on the way back:<\/p>\n

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Indecision <-> St. Louis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So add two 12 hours trips and you have 76.5 hours in a truck. Sounds like a lot and it is, but it was a blast!<\/p>\n

Fishing sucked but nothing else did!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ended up staying Amarillo last night. We are using mostly Apple Maps for navigation. I assumed it would take basically the same route in both directions. Nope. Looking at a way lot of this. Reminds me of driving in Kansas…. flat. No traffic so far which is great! Well what do ya know, going to … <\/p>\n

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