Scott L. Spencer's Blog (5)

I took Hualapai Mountain Road instead of I-40, which lead me into unknown territory.

Every turn I took, every hill I started up filled me with apprehension.

Eventually I got on some nameless road which took me up to another road which lead me over the mountains up to Williams. I got food and drink at a deserted store there and then headed out of town.

I made a stop for the night in a little place called Moriarty. The sun was setting and the town was deserted.

It seemed to…

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Once I got to Seligman, things started looking better. I-40 was deserted, so I swung back onto the highway and made up for lost time. I got some Camping equipment and survival gear at a Sports and Outdoors store. Just past the town of Parks I was given a choice of either heading north or going thru Flagstaff. Heading south was not an option. I-17 was blocked by a fiery tanker rig wreck and pile-up.

Instead of going thru Flagstaff, I headed north up into the Mountains. I found myself… Continue

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The closer I get to Kingman the tighter the knot in my stomach gets. Very apprehensive about leaving Oatman even though the military presence there made me a bit uneasy.

I should be getting into the city limits here in about 10 minutes. There's a car on the road ahead and it looks as though it's stalled out. There's someone at the wheel. I can see....oh.... Jesus. They're dead! I can't help them. I can guess that there must be a zombie around here somewhere.

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Somewhere in Arizona. Oatman, I think. Shaky and exhausted.

I had to get off of I-40 because of the pile-up...and the....zombies.

I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around that word.

I'd planned to head to Flagstaff to spend the night, so I called my usual Hotel.

No answer.

I called another hotel. No answer there, either. I called another and I got a "line dead" signal.

As I approached the town I was flagged down and told to pull over. A Sergeant asked me… Continue

I had a fantastic vacation in LA, as usual, but instead of staying at a hotel as I had on previous trips, I stayed in a house up in the Hollywood Hills. And what a view! From the Master Bedroom, this is what I could see:

It was worth $2,500. I wanted to stay longer, but I had to get back home and return to my life there. And I had a long drive ahead of me, but I figured since I had time, why not make the most of it. I headed out of LA and hit… Continue