A MATTER OF BALANCE
The scene is from near June Lake California.
The boulder is one of those fascinating balancing acts of nature.
The sign reminds me of a miserable cold time in childhood
when I heard my dad use unusual words as he
wrestled with twisted and rusted chains on a bitter cold night when we were driving home in the old Buick Roadmaster.
Photo Courtesy of auto.howstuffworks.com
Hard to imagine a beast like the Roadmaster not
having traction.
We had 4-door model, large enough that
when we made our trips to Colorado, my brother John and I had what was almost a "room" in the back seat. He had a bed on the seat and I had a full cot that fit between the front and back seat and still left room for our legs when we were just sitting.
I guess with a car that heavy, you want to make sure you get traction. Snow tires came after the old Roadmaster
was retired.
BTW-Since our move to California, we have avoided those higher elevations where as the sign says
"chains are required."
But I'd love to have that old Roadmaster.
See you down the trail.
The boulder is one of those fascinating balancing acts of nature.
The sign reminds me of a miserable cold time in childhood
when I heard my dad use unusual words as he
wrestled with twisted and rusted chains on a bitter cold night when we were driving home in the old Buick Roadmaster.
Hard to imagine a beast like the Roadmaster not
having traction.
We had 4-door model, large enough that
when we made our trips to Colorado, my brother John and I had what was almost a "room" in the back seat. He had a bed on the seat and I had a full cot that fit between the front and back seat and still left room for our legs when we were just sitting.
I guess with a car that heavy, you want to make sure you get traction. Snow tires came after the old Roadmaster
was retired.
BTW-Since our move to California, we have avoided those higher elevations where as the sign says
"chains are required."
But I'd love to have that old Roadmaster.
See you down the trail.
