Cloudy today but no rain. There might be some tonight but the rest of the week will be sunny. I worked some areas close to the road but there was a lot of wind and I was not happy getting sandblasted and was worried about my camera equipment as well. I stopped to look at a potential place to shoot tomorrow and when trying to restart my car (I call my car Rusty), the steering wheel locked up, as did the ignition and gears. A nice couple from WA gave me a ride to the Visitor's Center so I could call the AAA. The park supervisor wanted to see if he could release it so we headed back to where I was while waiting for the AAA. No luck so back to the Visitor's Center we went. An old tow truck with its older, little bit of a man showed up and it became clear early on that he really knew what he was doing. Thank heavens since I was worried that my front wheel drive could be wrecked if he wasn't careful. After all the wheels were totally locked. Roger was his name and he was not only very good and careful he was very pleasent. On the way out, the sun broke through and since it was close to sunset, the effect was stunning on the red rocks. Even Roger was taken by the sight and jokingly asked if I'd drive so he could look at the scenery.
Rusty is across the street from the hotel and I won't know until tomorrow what ails him or when he will be ready to drive again. I'm glad I'm here for a few days. It will probably do me good to lay low tomorrow since the bronchitis is not getting any better. I'm just trying to ignore it.
