. . . road trippin' . . .

. . . i like to drive . . .

. . . this is lucky, 

since sitting time 

is severely limited for bill . . .

. . . i was behind the wheel . . .

. . . while he rested in the back . . .

. . . he is very good 

at not being a backseat driver . . .

. . . i, on the other hand, 

am a very annoying 

passenger seat nagger . . .

. . . so, this situation 

was a best case scenario . . .

. . . here are some scenes 

from the road . . .

{and, yes, many are iphone pix taken by me while driving. shhhh!}

. . . i swear i was 

behind this semi 

filled with what appeared to be 

river rafts of some sort 

for about a half hour 

between flagstaff and page . . .

. . . it was verrrrrrrrrrrrrry windy 

and that thing was fishtailing 

and swaying all over both lanes . . .

. . . i nearly had to stop 

for a dramamine 

just watching it . . .

. . . mmmmmmmmm . . .

. . . public restrooms . . .

. . . my favorite . . .

. . . especially when 

they're held together 

with cardboard and duct tape . . .

{at least instructions were clearly posted 

and all amenities were included}

. . . clever advertising . . .

. . . it caught MY attention . . .

. . . starting the climb from sandy 

into little cottonwood canyon . . .

. . . when you're used to 

arizona's "green", 

it's hard to believe places like this 

really exist . . .

. . . lush pines and cottonwoods, 

which were just 

starting to leaf out . . .

. . . truly lovely . . .

. . . there were 

a crazy amount of bikers . . .

. . . i mean 

the kind without motors . . .

. . . and what goes up . . .

. . . must come down . . .

. . . this group was going 

about 60 mph . . .

. . . there are signs all along telling you

 to "share the road" . . .

. . . these guys were hard core . . .

. . . in the half hour it takes to drive

 from the freeway in sandy 

to the resort at snowbird, 

the temperature 

drops twenty degrees . . . 

. . . luckily, the cliff lodge 

was comfy and cozy . . .

. . . now we're home again . . .

. . . after a day of driving 

on extremely well-patrolled 

highways and freeways 

this holiday weekend . .  .

. . . all the more justification 

for my penchant 

for only going about 

three or four miles per hour  

above the posted speed limit . . .

. . . two cars absolutely flew past me

 between kanab and page yesterday . . .

. . . and i must admit there was 

a certain sense of satisfaction 

when not thirty seconds down the road 

i watched as a highway patrolman

 waved them both over 

to the shoulder . . .

. . . then as posted on many signs 

along the side of the road, 

i slowed down and pulled to the left 

as i passed them . . . 

. . . with my cruise control set about 

three or four miles per hour

over the speed limit . . .

. . . nanny nanny boo boo . . .