Were you someone who tracks fugitives for a living, say a bounty hunter or U.S. Marshal, you would not have earned your keep had you been assigned to ascertain our whereabouts on Thursday.� All you had to do was follow the trail of potty stops all along route 395.
We thought we would cheat, my mom and I, and put Nicholas in pull-ups, hoping he wouldn’t have the urge to go to the bathroom 289 times a day�like he normally does.� After a couple of stops, and in the middle of Nowhere Near a Bathroom, we told him it would be okay if he used his pull-ups just for today.� The look on his face said roughly, “I am not an animal, so you’re going to have to pull this bus over, ladies.”
So we did.
In Hesperia.
�And Adelanto.
And somewhere in Inyo County.
And Bishop, where we stopped to eat at Schat’s.
And Gardnerville.
And Minden.
And finally, Carson City, twenty minutes away from Lake Tahoe.
We could have flown, I suppose.� It would have saved us time–a 7 hour trip turned into 10 thanks to all the stops and my penchant for driving slow and deep in thought–but I don’t mind the drive.� In fact, I looked forward to it, as I do always.�
I have to admit, I actually enjoyed all the stops.� Can you blame me?
Of course I can’t blame you! All those places are absolutely gorgeous! WOW
Ah and what you narrated was so funny, as usual. For one moment I actually thought Nico had said that sentence �I am not an animal, so you�re going to have to pull this bus over, ladies.� LOL
Hope you guys are having lots of fun!
Glad you made it! Glad no one was killed as you attempted to load these photos over a dial up connection!
We tried to do that to Finn and no dice, he thought we were maniacs and proceeded to scream at the top of his lungs that he had. to. peeeeeee. Needless to say there were many stops on our pacific coast highway drive that didn’t have access to a restroom, when we told him he had to go outside, he looked at us like we had lost our minds.
JJ–it was very close.
Michelle–Nico was the same way. The first time he looked at me like I was insane. Then I told him to “aim for the plant!” Making a game out of it seemed to work. Nico quickly found the idea of willfully peeing on foliage thrilling.
Beautiful spots! Enjoy every minute!!
I love Schat’s. I used to make this same drive all the time to visit my Grandparents in Reno and snowboard in Tahoe. Now I take the same route to Mammoth and I still am amazed by the natural beauty of the area but I’m also very happy to have about three hours less drive time.
Schat’s makes me smile. Plain and simple.
My in-laws have a condo in Mammoth that they graciously let us use and we love the drive up there!
Have fun on your trip!
Holy cow, what a beautiful drive!
I wish Troy would stop peeing in his Pull-Ups. Apparently I need to drive him to Lake Tahoe!
When I was little, we took a road trip from So Cal to Colorado. My brother was about 3, and the most profound memory I have of the trip were the thousands of roadside pee pee stops we made for him. If he were a dog, he could find his way across the country.