You know I can’t go through Moab without stopping…! A Jeep just isn’t all grown up til it gets to taste the dirt out here. I really miss my Jeep. This place is awesome.. even if you don’t have an OHV it has a lot to offer for outdoor adventuring.
We didn’t make it to Albuquerque last night like I wanted. I started to get drowsy about 100 miles out so I shut it down for the night in Santa Rosa. We’re still on schedule so it didn’t hurt us.
In the morning I let Thor out to leave some DNA traces in the field next to the dirt lot we parked in. I guess while he was sniffin around he must have disturbed a feral cat. It shot out of the grass and launched itself at his face… they tumbled down an embankment and then the cat took off across the dirt lot towards my truck. Thor was right behind it. Dobes are very quick and agile, but cats are faster still. The cat shot under my truck thinking it was a safe haven… no way, Thor ran under after it. He chased it down the entire length of the trailer and out the back. I started yelling at Thor to stop, but too late, it was on now! He had blood streaming from his nose and foam was smeared across his jaw and down his neck. There was dirt and grease down his back and he was locked on target – full throttle.
They ran across the lot and the cat darted under a parked car with two occupants. Thor came screaming up to the car and circled it twice then began jumping against the doors. The two people, a man and a woman, got out. I ran over and tried to get Thor under control but he wouldn’t have it.. the cat took off again towards Dairy Queen, Thor on his heels.
Now I was getting upset. By the time I caught up to Thor he had the cat trapped in a dumpster. I grabbed him and hauled him back to the truck. The people from the car weren’t upset.. they were laughing as they told me they live in the lot and the cat was there every day…
…ok, whatever. I apologized again and then got the med kit out and began patching Thor up. What a mess. After he was all cleaned up we left.
We stopped and got fuel in Albuquerque and then continued on to Moab. Tomorrow we will head to Boise, ID and Saturday we’ll finish the run ending up in Eugene, OR where we wait until Monday morning to unload.