Hi Friends,
Well it was a wonderful day in the mountains so I thought I would share this trip up and over Echo Summit on Highway 50. If you checked out my last post we were knee deep in snow and chained up on Donner Pass. What a difference a couple days make as today brought us temperatures in the 60's and beautiful blue skies as far as you could see. Knowing there are days like these make those snowy days bearable.
I pushed play as I neared the 600 foot marker and filmed my ride over Echo to Myers. Oh, then I sped it up a bit so you wouldn't have to watch all day. If you look close you might see the two bears hiding along the side of the road.
Until our next adventure ... keep the shiny side up!
Don
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Thursday, March 08, 2012
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Up and Over Donner Pass
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Lao Tzu
Hi Friends,
It has been such a mild Winter so far and it is almost over. I have been waiting for some time to make a video from my dash cam of a run over Donner Pass in the snow. Well I was finally able to put together something for you the other day. It is not high cinema or award winning, but it was fun to make.
These late Winter storms can be interesting. It might be 60 to 70 degrees one day and I can be throwing chains the next day. That was the case this week. I was riding the horses with Brenda on Sunday and loving the warm sun then on Tuesday we were driving 60 miles with the tires making their chain noise on the pavement.
There was not that much snow, but CalTrans must figure if you let the drivers run wild they will hit something or worse. I understand and just take my time getting over the hill. You will probably notice there are a bunch of cars and trucks that are flying past me. It bothered me at one time in my life, but not any more. I figure my job is to get the load over the hill safely and it will take the time it takes. One of my first bosses at Mohawk reminded me regularly that it was just rug and nothing more. Lives did not depend on it and a couple extra hours would not make that big a difference.
It is kind of fun driving most of the time. When the season gets toward the end and we have been chaining for a few months, I tend to get tired of it. Mostly I get tired of the smell of the road grime and the wet. Sometimes it feels like I am wet for months. Then comes Spring and I smile and enjoy watching the season change back to green and life return to the roads I drive. Soon the Winter grind is forgotten until October brings it back. Bliss!
Thanks for stopping by. Be kind and follow your bliss.
Don
Hi Friends,
It has been such a mild Winter so far and it is almost over. I have been waiting for some time to make a video from my dash cam of a run over Donner Pass in the snow. Well I was finally able to put together something for you the other day. It is not high cinema or award winning, but it was fun to make.
These late Winter storms can be interesting. It might be 60 to 70 degrees one day and I can be throwing chains the next day. That was the case this week. I was riding the horses with Brenda on Sunday and loving the warm sun then on Tuesday we were driving 60 miles with the tires making their chain noise on the pavement.
There was not that much snow, but CalTrans must figure if you let the drivers run wild they will hit something or worse. I understand and just take my time getting over the hill. You will probably notice there are a bunch of cars and trucks that are flying past me. It bothered me at one time in my life, but not any more. I figure my job is to get the load over the hill safely and it will take the time it takes. One of my first bosses at Mohawk reminded me regularly that it was just rug and nothing more. Lives did not depend on it and a couple extra hours would not make that big a difference.
It is kind of fun driving most of the time. When the season gets toward the end and we have been chaining for a few months, I tend to get tired of it. Mostly I get tired of the smell of the road grime and the wet. Sometimes it feels like I am wet for months. Then comes Spring and I smile and enjoy watching the season change back to green and life return to the roads I drive. Soon the Winter grind is forgotten until October brings it back. Bliss!
Thanks for stopping by. Be kind and follow your bliss.
Don
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Wanted to Share This Video
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting - a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hi Friends,
The weather has been really interesting this month. Sunshine and warm weather then cold windy days and some snow mixed in. Then on Thursday I drove through this neat hail storm on my way to Sacramento. It was on the hill at Alta in California and it really came down for a mile or so. Then just when I was thinking I should pull over and wait it out, it ended and the sun came out again.
It was short but fun and the video I made is sort of cool. So enjoy and have a great day.
Peace, Love and Bliss,
Don
Hi Friends,
The weather has been really interesting this month. Sunshine and warm weather then cold windy days and some snow mixed in. Then on Thursday I drove through this neat hail storm on my way to Sacramento. It was on the hill at Alta in California and it really came down for a mile or so. Then just when I was thinking I should pull over and wait it out, it ended and the sun came out again.
It was short but fun and the video I made is sort of cool. So enjoy and have a great day.
Peace, Love and Bliss,
Don
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Summer is Here, Refreshing the Spirit
Hi Friends,
Summer has arrived and with it comes a fresh outlook on life and the World. Gone now are those grumblings I get towards the end of Winter, the result of way too many chain ups to get over Donner Pass and the never ending cold. It is not that I can't see the beauty in a snow storm or find the Spirit lifting things along my path that make me say ahhhh, it is just that it seems like it goes on and on and on.
It is in Spring and the early part of Summer that my Spirit finds a lift around every corner and behind those things you see every day. Have you noticed that the longer you look at something the more you you can see? Or that the longer you listen quietly, bending your ear to listen past the jumble the more small sounds you can hear?
In my travels behind the wheel of a truck going 55 mph or more, it would be easy to get tired of the same route, roads or sights and become bitter about being stuck in the driving rut. Instead I make notes to myself that when I get a chance, and am running ahead of schedule, I will stop and take my break investigating something that I have seen. It doesn't take long and rewards can be a feeling or sight that you may never forget. You might have one of those aha moments that people speak about that change your life.
So Summer is here and I am exploring and listening and taking the time to grab hold of those moments that might change my life ... are you?
I hope so, and wish you a Spirit filling Summer too.
Here are a couple videos that I made this Summer, from spots that are just off the side of the road or around a corner that I passed every day. Listen to the water and the birds and think about someplace you might explore, and then share it.
Peace, Love and Bliss,
Don & Brenda
Summer has arrived and with it comes a fresh outlook on life and the World. Gone now are those grumblings I get towards the end of Winter, the result of way too many chain ups to get over Donner Pass and the never ending cold. It is not that I can't see the beauty in a snow storm or find the Spirit lifting things along my path that make me say ahhhh, it is just that it seems like it goes on and on and on.
It is in Spring and the early part of Summer that my Spirit finds a lift around every corner and behind those things you see every day. Have you noticed that the longer you look at something the more you you can see? Or that the longer you listen quietly, bending your ear to listen past the jumble the more small sounds you can hear?
In my travels behind the wheel of a truck going 55 mph or more, it would be easy to get tired of the same route, roads or sights and become bitter about being stuck in the driving rut. Instead I make notes to myself that when I get a chance, and am running ahead of schedule, I will stop and take my break investigating something that I have seen. It doesn't take long and rewards can be a feeling or sight that you may never forget. You might have one of those aha moments that people speak about that change your life.
So Summer is here and I am exploring and listening and taking the time to grab hold of those moments that might change my life ... are you?
I hope so, and wish you a Spirit filling Summer too.
Here are a couple videos that I made this Summer, from spots that are just off the side of the road or around a corner that I passed every day. Listen to the water and the birds and think about someplace you might explore, and then share it.
Peace, Love and Bliss,
Don & Brenda
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Trucking Over Luther Pass
Hi Friends,
Winter is finally making it's exit and the Spring weather is making it possible to use some mountain passes that were closed when I needed them earlier in the year. One of my favorite drives is the highway 88 and 89 route to South Lake Tahoe over Luther Pass. It winds it's way through some of the prettiest mountain valleys and rocks and there is very little traffic.
The Spring run off will be starting soon and with it the stream that follows the road will fill the banks and make amazing waterfalls will dot the roadsides. I can't wait to rush through my deliveries so I can stop to have a bite to eat and meditate on the beauty while taking in the sounds of rushing water.
Here is a short video I took this last Friday on my first run up and over Luther Pass in 2010.
Peace, Love and Bliss
Don
Winter is finally making it's exit and the Spring weather is making it possible to use some mountain passes that were closed when I needed them earlier in the year. One of my favorite drives is the highway 88 and 89 route to South Lake Tahoe over Luther Pass. It winds it's way through some of the prettiest mountain valleys and rocks and there is very little traffic.
The Spring run off will be starting soon and with it the stream that follows the road will fill the banks and make amazing waterfalls will dot the roadsides. I can't wait to rush through my deliveries so I can stop to have a bite to eat and meditate on the beauty while taking in the sounds of rushing water.
Here is a short video I took this last Friday on my first run up and over Luther Pass in 2010.
Peace, Love and Bliss
Don
Saturday, January 30, 2010
We Are in the Middle of a Great Winter!
Hi Friends,
We are smack dab in the middle of an amazing Winter so far. The last couple weeks have made some major inroads towards having plenty of water for all the lakes in the Reno area. Of course we can always use more, and with all the crazy growth that has been allowed the past few years, now we need considerably more water than before.
Winter and all that it brings is amazing and at times a bit challenging too. I made a couple videos of my experiences chaining up and crossing over Donner Pass in a big storm a week or so back. Hope you enjoy the video and come back from time to time to see what new adventure we are in the middle of.
Enjoy the rest of the Winter and share a story or two if you have a chance.
Peace, Love and Bliss!
Don & Brenda
We are smack dab in the middle of an amazing Winter so far. The last couple weeks have made some major inroads towards having plenty of water for all the lakes in the Reno area. Of course we can always use more, and with all the crazy growth that has been allowed the past few years, now we need considerably more water than before.
Winter and all that it brings is amazing and at times a bit challenging too. I made a couple videos of my experiences chaining up and crossing over Donner Pass in a big storm a week or so back. Hope you enjoy the video and come back from time to time to see what new adventure we are in the middle of.
Enjoy the rest of the Winter and share a story or two if you have a chance.
Peace, Love and Bliss!
Don & Brenda
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