my first time "on the road"...

the very first "on the road" adventure for me was in the month of February,1991... it started in Reno,Nevada,and actually ended in Tatum,New Mexico,eighteen days later... Tatum,New Mexico is a long walk from Roswell,New Mexico,seven miles from the Texas border... i remember one major thing from the adventure was that it rained only two and a half hours,in Kingman,Arizona,as i waited for a ride out of town,and did not rain until i got back to Sacramento,several days later... i remember the walk from Roswell,to Tatum,because it was stunningly beautiful... i went from Reno to Carson City,then Silver Springs,and then got one ride to Las Vegas,in an early 1960's Porsche... the guy said that he had to be in Vegas by sunset,so hold on... he averaged 110 mph even in the towns of southern Nevada... what a real rush... we stopped in Indian Springs for a soda,then i spent the night walking the Strip... the lights of the Strip were spectacular... i lost twenty bucks on the craps table at the Mirage... the next day,i went to Boulder City,and crossed Hoover Dam,and saw Lake Mead for the first time... what a sight,if you have never seen that... i hit Kingman,Arizona,the next day,in a blur,and made Albuquerque the same night... i finally slowed down in Mortiaty,New Mexico,where i stayed in a truck stop for four days,because i was very tired,and it was a trip that i really could not believe how far and fast i was going... after four days,or so,i finally set off,and got a ride to Roswell,New Mexico... funny thing is that i had no idea where i was,spent a night in a hotel that was not even one star,and for the only time in my life,i had a SONIC Burger... the next day,i walked to Tatum,received a free meal,and had a shower... how i got home is also an adventure,so that is next,folks... stay tuned!!!