It is Thursday evening and I am in page AZ. The second day on my trip took me from Burns OR to Austin NV. The most exciting thing that happened was I ran out of gas just short of the NV border. I was only on the side of the road for less than a minute when a fuel truck stopped and gave me some gas. Praise the Lord. In Austin I met a guy from Colorado who grew up in Kenya. He is friends with one of the groomsmen that was at Heidi and Chris's wedding. (my daughter and son-in-law) Small world. We shared a campsite and got to pray together.

On the third day of my trip I drove by area 51 and had lunch at the Groom Lake dinner. They had all kinds of extraterrestrial stuff for sale. I don't know how I was able to resist buying a glow in the dark spaceman but I somehow I found the will power. I stay at a campground in Calente NV and the Lady that ran the place was Dutch. Her father came to America after WW2. I told her about my wife and father-in-law being Dutch and it was like old home week.

Today I stopped at The Mountain Meadow Massacre site. For that matter I have stopped at every history marker I have come across. I went to Mt Zion National Park and it was magnificent. My face and hands are burnt. The temp was well over 100 today. Hannah and Tyler got me a camel back canteen and I have to say it is a life safer. I fill it up two or three times a day and I can drink from it while I ride. I am camping in Page AZ tonight and I want to leave early and go see the Grand Cannon in the morning. I have taken lots of pictures but I don't know how to post them. When I get to my friends in Texas maybe they can help me.

It is really great not having a radio or tv to entertain me. I have spent lots of time singing praise songs on my bike and I have done lots of praying. It has been a great time with my Lord. Well I am going to bed as I am really beat.