Date:         Sat, 16 May 1998 09:47:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Chris Uzzi <uzzi@AIMNET.COM>
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From:         Chris Uzzi <uzzi@AIMNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: ? Reno to Denver route ?
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>And don't do this drive at night unless you have *really* good brakes &
>long range driving lights - it's open range, & the road for some reason
>attracts all the cattle you rarely see during the day:  while the adult
>cattle will just sit around watching you go by, sometimes their little
>offspring get antsy & bolt across the road...and the wild horses are even
>worse - they seem to come out of nowhere & will make a believer out of you
>for having checked your brakes before you left.  One (of several)
>interesting sights at night, however, is the number of single lights you'll
>see off in the mountains...we're talking 10-20 miles from where you are, on
>the only paved road around.

this is no joke! my wife and i decided to take the "loneliest road in
america (hwy 50)" on our trip back from denver to san jose. my wife had
never driven a stick shift, let alone a westy, but after i had been driving
for what seemed like days on end straight arrow two laned roads i decided
it was time for her to learn. well, i was more stressed over it then her.
she did fine. after about an hour or so it became dark and i was half
asleep in the back and hardly heard her mention that we just passed a sight
warning of "open range". i blew it off and told her to be a little extra
careful and fell back asleep. next thing i know the van drops from about
65-70 to 15-20 in record time! i wake up on the floor, scratching my head
cause last i remember i was o the bed! when i rise to my feet there was a
heard of cattle (50-100) all around the road (none actually in the road,
though). from there on, i drove while we both watched intently for open
range animals for another several hours. by the way, to my wife's credit,
she handled the whole situation very well. i'm a good driver, not a good
passenger.

many other stories of this 3,500 mile road trip...

chris
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Chris & Aimee Uzzi
'72 Westy (deceased)
'90 Westy (Merlot)
'98 A4 Quattro (on the way...)
'91 CRX Si