Originally posted on MySpace on March 16, 2008.
Well, just as I suspected would happen…it snowed in Reno overnight. Just about an inch, but enough to make work for me. I spent about 10 minutes this morning cleaning off the Blazer, both snow and ice on the windows. And, yes, I was prepared…I brought my combo broom/ice scraper with me! I left town early…just before 7:00 am. I had a 7-hour drive ahead of me plus I would be losing an hour due to Mountain time.
As I initially headed east on I-80/US 95, the speed limit went from 70 mph to 75. I don’t know about you, but 75 is plenty fast for me. Besides, I was expending fuel fast enough as it was, thank you. In Winnemucca, I refilled my tank. Because of the high altitude, regular gas is only 85 octane…I stuck with the 87, but only paid $3.38/gal. I continued north on Hwy 95, with the speed limit at 65. But, as soon as I crossed the border into Oregon, the speed limit dropped to 55. That might not seem that bad except the roads in that area are VERY straight, VERY flat and VERY, VERY boring! It seemed to take forever! I was relieved when I came to Idaho and the speed limit went back up to 65. Strangely…or maybe not so…everyone was passing me on the Oregon stretch, even though I was going 5 mph over the speed limit!
When I reached Boise, I was relying on my GPS to take me to the zoo there. But, when I reached my destination, I was directed to a one-way driveway…in the wrong direction! I tried going around the block, but that didn’t help. I ended up asking someone, which finally got me to my destination…or at least the general vicinity. I had to ask for directions a second time before I finally found the place. Boise has a lot of one way streets around the Boise State campus, which can be confusing. And, I never did see a sign for Zoo Boise anywhere either!
The zoo was small, but nice. They have a really impressive cat population for a zoo its size…tiger, snow leopard, amur leopard, serval, lynx, bobcat. I like felines, big and small! On my way to my hotel, I decided to fill my tank again. I spotted a Shell station and glanced at the gas price…$3.25/gal for regular! I couldn’t believe it! The last time I’ve seen gas that cheap was maybe January, at least where I live in Washington. And, I paid $3.63/gal in Bishop, CA a few days ago! Needless to say, I filled up at that Shell. Even more surprising, their regular was 89 octane! There WAS no 87 available! Weird!
Well, tomorrow is the homestretch…my last day on the road. In a way, I’m kinda glad. I’m tired. And, I’m ready to go back to the real world. It will be interesting to see how much this road trip has cost me. But, sometimes, you need to make sacrifices to have fun! At least, continental breakfasts are free!
As I initially headed east on I-80/US 95, the speed limit went from 70 mph to 75. I don’t know about you, but 75 is plenty fast for me. Besides, I was expending fuel fast enough as it was, thank you. In Winnemucca, I refilled my tank. Because of the high altitude, regular gas is only 85 octane…I stuck with the 87, but only paid $3.38/gal. I continued north on Hwy 95, with the speed limit at 65. But, as soon as I crossed the border into Oregon, the speed limit dropped to 55. That might not seem that bad except the roads in that area are VERY straight, VERY flat and VERY, VERY boring! It seemed to take forever! I was relieved when I came to Idaho and the speed limit went back up to 65. Strangely…or maybe not so…everyone was passing me on the Oregon stretch, even though I was going 5 mph over the speed limit!
When I reached Boise, I was relying on my GPS to take me to the zoo there. But, when I reached my destination, I was directed to a one-way driveway…in the wrong direction! I tried going around the block, but that didn’t help. I ended up asking someone, which finally got me to my destination…or at least the general vicinity. I had to ask for directions a second time before I finally found the place. Boise has a lot of one way streets around the Boise State campus, which can be confusing. And, I never did see a sign for Zoo Boise anywhere either!
The zoo was small, but nice. They have a really impressive cat population for a zoo its size…tiger, snow leopard, amur leopard, serval, lynx, bobcat. I like felines, big and small! On my way to my hotel, I decided to fill my tank again. I spotted a Shell station and glanced at the gas price…$3.25/gal for regular! I couldn’t believe it! The last time I’ve seen gas that cheap was maybe January, at least where I live in Washington. And, I paid $3.63/gal in Bishop, CA a few days ago! Needless to say, I filled up at that Shell. Even more surprising, their regular was 89 octane! There WAS no 87 available! Weird!
Well, tomorrow is the homestretch…my last day on the road. In a way, I’m kinda glad. I’m tired. And, I’m ready to go back to the real world. It will be interesting to see how much this road trip has cost me. But, sometimes, you need to make sacrifices to have fun! At least, continental breakfasts are free!
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