Thursday, Sept. 5 - Decision Day

Woke up early again, the sounds from the freeway in the pre-dawn hours is the only drawback to this place, just can't sleep through it once the traffic picks up. After breakfast, Hubby ran down to pick up gas while I continued to do some office work. I also called the BLM, and was told that, Yes, the Air Force had reserved the entire campground, as well as the regular campground next door, and yes, we would have to leave on Friday. At first we thought we would head straight to Nebraska, but the weather forecast had been getting hotter and hotter all week, with temps predicted in the high 90's all weekend, with the worst being on our travel day. After a little research, I made another proposal, to return to Iron Creek for the weekend. The temps were a good 10 degrees cooler on Friday, with mid-80's on Saturday, and a high of just 78 on Sunday. By Monday, the highs in Nebraska were predicted to be just 85, so that would make it a decent travel day, and the rest of the week would be the same. Hubby agreed that staying cool was a priority, so that was the plan we made. I double-checked with the Forest Service that Iron Creek was still going to be open (the concessionaire stays until Monday, then apparently the state takes over), and finished everything on the computer I could, since the signal down at Iron Creek wouldn't be as good. Of course, with it being the weekend, it wouldn't matter much. That decision made, we spent the day as usual, grateful to be in the shade as the temps soared.