Traveling Emma back in Oregon

M and Emma are back in Oregon driving across the state towards Woodburn OR, just south of Portland. Mike must have finally convinced Emma that riding up in the passenger seat was a good way to see where they are going. They drove thru the night until they got stopped in Baker City because of black ice on Cabbage Hill, 6% down grade.

Traveling Emma in Salt Lake City Utah

After delivery their load in Salt Lake City, M and Emma sat for almost 24 hours waiting for their next load and got one just after dark. They are headed back toward Oregon. So far Emma prefers to sit on M's bed while they are driving. As soon as M leaves the truck, Emma is up in his seat. Another thing is getting use to doing everything on a leash. We don't really have much of a need for walking on a leash at home, so Emma now has to get use to going potty on the leash. That's why we got M a retractable leash to use with the dogs. I don't like to use one for just everyday walks because dogs need to walk either beside me or behind me. It took a day and a half before Emma went potty.

Traveling Emma in Mountain Home Idaho

Traveling Emma is on her way to Salt Lake City Utah with a hot load being rushed to a Target store in Colorado. Emma has a nice thick curly coat that will make it nice to play in the snow that she is sure to see. Already on her first day of trucking she is in the snow.

Traveling Gretchen back home

Traveling Gretchen has been retired from the Trucking Life for now. She came into heat and had to come off the truck to keep it from getting stained. You make be able to see that Fritz and Gretchen have tied the knot and that it's snowing. So now Gretchen's daughter Emma has gone on the road and will be our next Traveling Dog with M.

Traveling Gretchen in Nevada

So they get to see a few sites from the road, here they are passing by the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Traveling Gretchen in Arizonia

For just a short portion of their trip they traveled thru Arizonia.

Traveling Gretchen in Utah

Here M and Gretchen are headed to LasVegas Nevada. Thru the window you can kind of see dry mountain terrain. They had 2 stops to make at Wal-Mart in Vegas before headed back the the DC in Utah for more. Okay you dwellers of Sin City, you should be able to find some good deals on black Friday.

Traveling Gretchen in Utah

Gretchen walking the parking lot in Salt Lake City. Gretchen and M delivered their load and headed over to Corrine where there's a distribution center (DC) for Wal-Mart. M and Gretchen are back on a Wally Run. Which basically means they will travel in a circle from the DC to 2 to 3 stores and back again to the DC. This is great news because it is steady miles.

Traveling Gretchen in Idaho

After a short break in Portland to reset his hours M and Gretchen were back out on the road and headed to Salt Lake City Utah. If you look closely the mountains in the background have fresh snow.

Traveling Gretchen in Eastern Oregon

Traveling Gretchen and M early in the morning in eastern Oregon headed west toward Portland. We met them in Biggs Junction at Linda's cafe for lunch.We were headed east for my Grandma's funeral.

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Traveling Gretchen in Lancaster Texas

M and Gretchen got their load dropped off and stopped at the terminal in Lancaster for a break and so Mike could check in face to face with his driver manager. The driver manager helps arrange loads for their drivers. It was pouring down rain and Gretchen got quite and bit wet. So here's her wet face. Coming from the Pacific North West, I'm used to seeing her wet face. M said that everyone on the roads were all of a sudden driving insane because of the rain. Reminds me of how people here drive the few times we get snow.

Traveling Gretchen in Austin Texas

M and Gretchen got a short load from the Austin area to Lancaster. The weather has been a bit over cast and rainy.

Traveling Gretchen in New Braunfels Texas

I'm not sure where Gretchen and M are, Texas is a big state and they have been making several stops. I believe this was taking after they made their delivery. Gretchen coat looks a little funny because she started to shake just as M took her photo. When I first saw it I thought she was losing hair on her side.

Traveling Gretchen in Texas

Snuggle time. M said he woke up with Gretchen laying on him. I asked him if he was dreaming about being out of breath or smothering. He said not that he remembered.

Traveling Gretchen back in Texas

M and Gretchen had plenty of time to deliver their load so they spent the day at a truck stop near El Paso. Gretchen investigated a small catus in the kind of grassy area next to the truck stop. Afterwards M checked her out to make sure she didn't have anything stuck in her fur.

Traveling Gretchen in New Mexico

New Mexico passed quickly.

Traveling Gretchen in Colorado

After delivering their load in Ogden, M and Gretchen did a 34 hour break and then picked up their next load to be delivered in Texas near El Paso. They drove during the night and rested during the day. It's easier to drive at night for truckers, there's a lot less traffic on the road and less chance of long waits thru road construction.

Traveling Gretchen in Utah

They stopped in Utah for some rest. Gretchen got to get out of the truck and play a bit in the snow. M said that she kept putting her nose down into the snow and coming up with a white beard. Another driver brought over his dog and the two played in the snow. While there was a few inches of snow on the ground the roads were bare and wet.

Travelng Gretchen in Wyomin

We missed seeing Gretchen in a few states as they traveled back westward, they were doing most of the driving at night. In Wyomin they came across their first snow fall of the year. There was just a inch or so on the road along wth heavy winds.