From Oregon to Las Vegas, via California

Now there are water trucks that are the ordinary type. Gray or black sometimes white, but nothing to write home about until now. The water trucks here are the colors of the rainbow. We were going a little fast for me to capture the whole fleet, but I was able to get a few on my camera. Along with yellow, blue, pink, there are green, orange and purple. I couldn't find a name for this place, but I am sure it would have the word "rainbow" in it. Only in California would you find something like this. At least someone has a sense of humor.

A few days later we are outside of Tracy, California and it must be just that time to have strange things occur. We came up over a hill and this is what we found...

It was snow and here we thought that we were through with winter. It keeps on showing up no matter where we are. Don't mind the white splats on the picture, a few birds had flown by and made a deposit. Next stop is for window cleaning.

From California we were able to pick up freight that would take us through Las Vegas, so we were able to spend a few hours with family.
Our oldest grandson will be graduating from high school this year. He is a growing boy with a healthy appetite. My son grilled steaks with corn on the cob, so everyone was busy eating. The steaks were done just right.

My son grilled steaks with corn on the cob, so everyone was busy eating. The steaks were done just right and it was great to visit for just a little while.

One of their boxers, I think this one is named Skittles, thought he had enough of this group and was leaving for higher ground.

Out number two grandson, Curtis, was into the corn as you can see by his face. He has the cutest smile and just a joy to be around. If you want to know something about sports, he is the go to guy. I wouldn't be surprised if one day he became a sports announcer for one of the major networks. He is a walking fountain of sports knowledge.

And our daughter-in-law, Sherry is always in a good humor. With four sons in the family you have to have a good sense of humor, for sure.

As we were leaving town, we passed by the Stratosphere Hotel, and one of the rides was in operation. Now why would someone want to dangle off the top of the tallest hotel in Las Vegas? I would imagine that the view from up there would be spectacular, that is if your eyes were open.

The Stratosphere Hotel has a revolving restaurant at the top, so while you have dinner you are able to see the whole Las Vegas Valley and all the lights of the Strip. I wouldn't recommend the restaurant at the top though. My husband took me there a few years ago for our anniversary and what a great disappointment it was. I have had better food on the Carnival Cruise lines in the dinning room or their steak house.

From Las Vegas we headed to Northern Utah, where I come from, up in the mountains. Even towards the end of May there were still snow capped mountains.

                          
On occasion, we are able to stop and see family in Toole, Utah. The name of the town is pronounced ; too-will-a. You can always tell when someone isn't from Utah or hasn't lived there for very long, for they most always, mispronounce the name by calling it; too lee. There are places all over the world that the names are pronounced different than the way the are spelled. It just depends on where you are from. Or could it be, that it helped the pioneers that settled the area determine if people coming into the area were "friend or foe"? Have to think about that one, or better yet call my family and ask them to check it out for me.

We just found out that we will be heading for Denver, Colorado, so off we go.

So until the next time, I' ll see you on the other side.