I am not sure how to present this. Either we are getting wimpy in our old age, or we are finally getting smart. We are in the midst of our fall migration to the southern states.

We have been staying just one jump ahead of the first big El Nino storm of the season. That is until today. I think we got trapped between the storm coming down from the north and a windstorm across the northern Nevada desert north of Reno. US 395 has high wind warnings for RV’s and high profile vehicles. We braved it for a ways, but finally pulled off at Honey Lake Camp Ground when steering into the wind gusts became challenging.
Now that we are off the road things don’t seem quite so bad. On the highway in front of us there is a steady stream of high profile motor homes and fifth-wheel trailers going both directions. At the same time a huge cloud of dust is forming in front of us over the dry lakebed of Honey Lake.

Yes I think we have made the right decision. With my advancing Parkinson’s, Judy is shouldering more of the driving responsibilities, and four or five hours of wrestling this bus through the wind gusts is exhausting. Besides it has been a while since I produced my last blog.
So… we all went camping at Ainsworth State Park. That is the Shillings, the Scudders, the Skinners, the Knytychs and us. Several of us made the four mile hike to Pony Tail Falls and Horse Tail Falls. We even made it back to camp before the rains came.
To while away the afternoon, Howard Knytych and I recorded a song on Guitars and Mandolin. You can click on this link to hear the completed recording. Yes, I will admit that it is a mite rough, so we are not expecting it to go “Platinum” anytime soon. On the other hand once in a while a talent scout comes around looking for a “primitive” band to open for one of the big time bands. You have got to admit, we are about as primitive as they get. Of course any self respecting bluegrass band has to have two songs. That’s all you need since those bluegrass songs all sound pretty much the same. You do need two, however, because if you stack just one song right after itself folks pretty much will catch on before your set is over.
So to all of our blogists I close with this thought. “Keep your eye on the road, both hands on the wheel, and have a roll of Duct Tape handy for emergencies.”
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