MAY HAVE TO PUSH HER UP

MY FEAR HAS OCCURED...SAM'S "RED" BATTERY PACK DID NOT TAKE HER CHARGE LAST NIGHT. IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT 39.9 VOLTS...IT IS AT 38.4 VOLTS...ABOUT HALF... LEFT OVER FROM LOW USAGE YESTERDAY.

THIS MEANS I MAY HAVE TO PUSH SAM UP SOME PART OF THE 5 MILE CLIMB AT 6% OUT OF THIS CANYON.

I BELIEVE I KNOW THE PROBLEM...BUT I MUST HAVE A DRY PLACE TO REPAIR / MODIFY "RED" . THERE IS NO SUCH PLACE HERE IN WARM SPRINGS...

SOOOOO, UP WE GO

NOW FOR MY FIRST REAL ENDURANCE TEST...

AFTER 5 DAYS OF DIFFICULT WALKING JUST HOPE I AM UP TO IT...REMINDS ME OF STORY MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD OF SOME OF HER FAMILY HAVING TO HELP PUSH WAGON TRAINS WHEN THINGS GOT TOUGH...YES, SOME ARRIVED IN THE OREGON TERRITORY BY WAY OF ST. LOUIS WAGON TRAIN.

I WILL SOON RETRACE SOME OF THAT ORIGINAL ROUTE WHEN WE GET TO IDAHO AND WYOMING.

IT POURED HARD ALL NIGHT, BUT THANKFULLY, HAS STOPPED..OLE' SOL IS RISING ABOVE THE CANYON RIM IN ALL HER GLORY.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FOLLOWERS...HELPS KEEP ME GOING...KINDA LIKE BEING ON STAGE IN "RUMORS"...WITH ALL THOSE FOLKS WATCHING, I JUST GOTTA GET IT RIGHT...

T.U.