Road Trip 2010 ... Day one

I got a late start today but still managed to get 400 miles down the road. Caldwell, Idaho will do for the night and I hope to get an early start in the morning. The trip so far has been uneventful and that is a good thing, just a little rain coming through the blue mountains. I am very happy to report that I am getting 20 mpg which is better than the 18 mpg I was getting before I had the fuel pump replaced, and that's another good thing. I'm looking forward to lots of "good things" this trip.

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