Fear & Loathing On The Road From Yellowstone

6/15/16: Some clown said, "No pain, no gain."
Well, enough already with the pain:
Yellowstone National Park, June 3rd , 4PM Mountain Time, Ann steps on a loose, stone paver, and snaps three bones in her right ankle. For Ann, the 6-day 2000 mile trip back home at +- 350 miles per day, in a single-seat pickup (pulling the EGG) was akin to Dante's Inferno. Me too, for that matter, though I was lacking the pain; the ratty Yellowstone Clinic cast & the throes (pun intended) of a walker, then later a wheelchair bought in a Wyoming drug/medical supply/grocer.

And how do you eat when your mate can't ambulate? Ans: Motel breakfasts and Mickey D's salads, fries & once 'n a while a Big Mac. What the hell! Honest to
god, we tried restaurants from Northern
Wyoming to Car-Lotte & Mickey D's. won out. Once, we ordered a pizza (decent/too costly) & there was that Chinese delivery that had us both in the Jonny a good bit.
But when you look on the sunny side, we got back in time (just barely) for to have orthopedic surgery this AM at OrthoCarolina. It went well. She's zonked out in bed at the moment. Recoup, rehab June, July, Aug. then walking again by September.
I've got a second book in the works. By now, the editor has saturated the manuscript with I.T./ editing thing-gummies, demanding protracted spans of time to incorporate or reject. Being the two-legged one of the duo, I'll be hanging close, shopping, cooking, doing v. minimal cleaning. Think I'll hire a maid to come in every 10 days or so. Upshot: I'll have tons of time to work on the book. Funny how things turn out, but poor Ann. She's cared for me through several awful medical "trips." Now, it's my turn.
I'll attempt to tag on an assortment of photos from this trek. In closing, let me go on record as saying, "More Gain, Forget The Pain." Oh yeah, during 4000 mile EGG saga we met some some terrific folks---nary a surly one in the bunch. And GOD....you wouldn't believe the CORN!!!
"From the crooked timber of humanity not a straight thing was ever made."
---Immanuel Kant
Later......