I took a charter for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to one of their power
plants located 75 miles east of Fresno, CA. The lake that provided the water was at
an elevation of 7,000 feet. The road going up the mountain was not designed for a
Greyhound bus. At this point, some of the passengers requested I let them out of
the bus and let them walk past this one point which had a drop-off of 3000 feet
straight down. I folded my mirror back against the side of my bus to give me another
10 inches closer to the side of the mountain and drove slowly past this one point.
plants located 75 miles east of Fresno, CA. The lake that provided the water was at
an elevation of 7,000 feet. The road going up the mountain was not designed for a
Greyhound bus. At this point, some of the passengers requested I let them out of
the bus and let them walk past this one point which had a drop-off of 3000 feet
straight down. I folded my mirror back against the side of my bus to give me another
10 inches closer to the side of the mountain and drove slowly past this one point.
PREFACE
This book is an Anthology of the Author’s memories of growing up on a farm in Texas
and going to Hawaii when he was eighteen years old. From there he was drafted into
the U. S. Navy and he had the tough choice, after the war, of either remaining in
Hawaii or coming back home. After the decision to come home he
went to San Antonio, Texas and married the girl he had met while home on leave
two years before.
A year later he and his new bride moved back to California and settled there for
good. He held several jobs in sales work but was not happy in any of them. This
period was just the beginning of his search for the right job that would bring
happiness and contentment, and work that he felt he could excel in. He did not
realize, until after his retirement, just how happy he had been in doing what he loved
best. Driving a Greyhound bus and meeting people seemed to be what he was
destined to do.
From this point the author tries to relive some of the exciting charters he has been
on and share with you the places he has been. He also tries to share with you the
experience and convenience of taking a trip by bus, while sharing it with a group of
your friends.
There are chapters in his book that reveal the tragic loss of his son, Kenneth, in an
automobile accident and both his youngest daughter, Marcia, and his wife, Linda to
breast cancer.
These are stories he has always wanted to tell and now, after twenty-eight years, he
has put some of them together. All the stories in this book are true and told in the
author’s own words. All pictures used in this book belong to the author or used with
permission as noted. Any errors or emissions are the sole responsibility of the author.
and going to Hawaii when he was eighteen years old. From there he was drafted into
the U. S. Navy and he had the tough choice, after the war, of either remaining in
Hawaii or coming back home. After the decision to come home he
went to San Antonio, Texas and married the girl he had met while home on leave
two years before.
A year later he and his new bride moved back to California and settled there for
good. He held several jobs in sales work but was not happy in any of them. This
period was just the beginning of his search for the right job that would bring
happiness and contentment, and work that he felt he could excel in. He did not
realize, until after his retirement, just how happy he had been in doing what he loved
best. Driving a Greyhound bus and meeting people seemed to be what he was
destined to do.
From this point the author tries to relive some of the exciting charters he has been
on and share with you the places he has been. He also tries to share with you the
experience and convenience of taking a trip by bus, while sharing it with a group of
your friends.
There are chapters in his book that reveal the tragic loss of his son, Kenneth, in an
automobile accident and both his youngest daughter, Marcia, and his wife, Linda to
breast cancer.
These are stories he has always wanted to tell and now, after twenty-eight years, he
has put some of them together. All the stories in this book are true and told in the
author’s own words. All pictures used in this book belong to the author or used with
permission as noted. Any errors or emissions are the sole responsibility of the author.
CONTENTS OF MY BOOK
THE NEW BRIDGE IS SUPPOSED TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR
A TELEPHOTO SHOT OF THE BRIDGE SHOWING MORE DETAIL
MY WIFE AND I SPENT ANOTHER FIVE DAYS IN LAUGHLIN, NEVADA AND JUST
RETURNED HOME. MY BROTHER, JAMES AND HIS WIFE, BEV, JOINED US THIS TIME.
WE VISITED OATMAN, ARIZONA TO SEE THE (WILD) DONKEYS AND FOUND THE HERD
HAD INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY SINCE CHRISTMAS WHEN WE WERE THERE. WE
ALSO FOUND THE BRIDGE AT BOULDER DAM ALMOST FINISHED, HOWEVER THE
APPROACH FROM THE ARIZONA SIDE MAY WELL TAKE ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE IT IS
COMPLETED AS THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
RETURNED HOME. MY BROTHER, JAMES AND HIS WIFE, BEV, JOINED US THIS TIME.
WE VISITED OATMAN, ARIZONA TO SEE THE (WILD) DONKEYS AND FOUND THE HERD
HAD INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY SINCE CHRISTMAS WHEN WE WERE THERE. WE
ALSO FOUND THE BRIDGE AT BOULDER DAM ALMOST FINISHED, HOWEVER THE
APPROACH FROM THE ARIZONA SIDE MAY WELL TAKE ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE IT IS
COMPLETED AS THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
JAMES AND BEV MORGAN AT PLAY IN THE BEV MAKING FRIENDS FOR LIFE
COLORADO BELLE CASINO.
COLORADO BELLE CASINO.
MY BROTHER JAMES AND HIS WIFE, BEV FEEDING CARROTS TO THE WILD DONKEYS IN OATMAN, AZ.
