The motel I'm staying at is a kick. It's an "historic" motel, dates back to the 1880's, but fell into disrepair in the '60s, into the '90's. The county was about to condemn the property when a group of investors decided to sink some money into it. Well, let's just say it's an "ongoing project". Lots of repairs, but a ways to go yet. No need to go into detail, the vital necessities are here, but there's a LOT of room for improvement. Like, screens on my windows to keep out the bugs! I bought some screening material in town today (bought all the guy had, a couple square yards, for $2), and "fixed" the problem. All with the blessings of the proprietor, who's admittedly overwhelmed. No phone, no TV, WiFi that only works within 20' of the router, which is in the office, which may or may not be open at any time, you get the idea. Oh, and no A/C. Hence, the need for the windows to be open. Also, no furniture, (most of my stuff is on the floor), fixtures that either don't work or obviously haven't been installed correctly, you get the idea. I guess I did go into some detail! However, on the plus side, there's a fridge, microwave, nicely redone bathroom, and all the really critical stuff works. Oh well, another adventure! I'm typing this, in my room, via a weak cellphone signal, which I've enhanced by hanging my aftermarket cellphone antenna in the window! Works sort of half-assed, or maybe I should say "half-fast"
01 July 2007
Year's half over
Whoa, hard to believe a month slid by since my last posting. The end-of-school-year crush I spoke of in earlier posts is over, about 2 weeks ago. A sense of normalcy has returned to my life... wait a minute... there is no "normal" in my life!! Well, let's just say things have lightened up significantly. Currently, I'm in Lee Vining, CA, a small town nestled against the Eastern Sierra Nevada, north of Mammoth Lakes. This is where CA120, Tioga Pass Road, intersects with US395. Heading west out of Lee Vining, you travel from approximately 6800' to 9945', at Tioga Pass, the highest highway pass in CA. I have backpackers off on a (for them) 4.5-day hiking adventure. I dropped them off at their respective trailheads on Saturday AM, after a VERY short night in a B.L.M. campground, and will pick them up Wednesday, the 4th of July, noon-ish to return to San Diego. I suspect the bus won't smell very good with all those unwashed bodies aboard!
The motel I'm staying at is a kick. It's an "historic" motel, dates back to the 1880's, but fell into disrepair in the '60s, into the '90's. The county was about to condemn the property when a group of investors decided to sink some money into it. Well, let's just say it's an "ongoing project". Lots of repairs, but a ways to go yet. No need to go into detail, the vital necessities are here, but there's a LOT of room for improvement. Like, screens on my windows to keep out the bugs! I bought some screening material in town today (bought all the guy had, a couple square yards, for $2), and "fixed" the problem. All with the blessings of the proprietor, who's admittedly overwhelmed. No phone, no TV, WiFi that only works within 20' of the router, which is in the office, which may or may not be open at any time, you get the idea. Oh, and no A/C. Hence, the need for the windows to be open. Also, no furniture, (most of my stuff is on the floor), fixtures that either don't work or obviously haven't been installed correctly, you get the idea. I guess I did go into some detail! However, on the plus side, there's a fridge, microwave, nicely redone bathroom, and all the really critical stuff works. Oh well, another adventure! I'm typing this, in my room, via a weak cellphone signal, which I've enhanced by hanging my aftermarket cellphone antenna in the window! Works sort of half-assed, or maybe I should say "half-fast".
The motel I'm staying at is a kick. It's an "historic" motel, dates back to the 1880's, but fell into disrepair in the '60s, into the '90's. The county was about to condemn the property when a group of investors decided to sink some money into it. Well, let's just say it's an "ongoing project". Lots of repairs, but a ways to go yet. No need to go into detail, the vital necessities are here, but there's a LOT of room for improvement. Like, screens on my windows to keep out the bugs! I bought some screening material in town today (bought all the guy had, a couple square yards, for $2), and "fixed" the problem. All with the blessings of the proprietor, who's admittedly overwhelmed. No phone, no TV, WiFi that only works within 20' of the router, which is in the office, which may or may not be open at any time, you get the idea. Oh, and no A/C. Hence, the need for the windows to be open. Also, no furniture, (most of my stuff is on the floor), fixtures that either don't work or obviously haven't been installed correctly, you get the idea. I guess I did go into some detail! However, on the plus side, there's a fridge, microwave, nicely redone bathroom, and all the really critical stuff works. Oh well, another adventure! I'm typing this, in my room, via a weak cellphone signal, which I've enhanced by hanging my aftermarket cellphone antenna in the window! Works sort of half-assed, or maybe I should say "half-fast"
