Harper by Kathi Daley

Author:Kathi Daley [Daley, Kathi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathi Daley Books
Published: 2019-02-26T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Michael woke early the following morning. He could hear the shower running in the room next door, so Harper must have awakened early as well. The rooms didn’t have coffee makers, but he’d spotted a coffeepot in the motel office, so he bundled up and headed in that direction. The desk clerk was watching the Weather Channel, so he paused to catch the latest update.

“Looks like we are going to have stormy weather for another week,” the young man behind the counter said.

“Yeah.” Michael poured coffee into the first of two paper cups he’d taken from the stack on the table. “It looks that way. We are heading south, so hopefully the snow will turn to rain at some point.”

“I’m sure you’ll hit rain eventually, but you’re going to have to deal with snow for another day at least. The route through Denver is longer, but the roads are somewhat better during a heavy snow than the one through Salt Lake. You might want to call ahead about closures over the passes.”

“I’ll do that.” Michael slipped a lid on the first of the two cups, then poured coffee in the second. “Do you know where we can grab some breakfast?”

“Marie’s Diner is open during the off-season. Just hang a right after pulling out of the parking lot. The diner is about a half mile down on your left. Marie has a full menu, but I’d order the biscuits and gravy. They are the best you will find anywhere.”

“Thanks for the tip. I’m also looking for road maps. Paper maps, in case we lose cell service.”

“Toby’s Gas Station on the way out of town has a good selection of maps. He’ll be on the right after you leave the town limits. Best pick up some gas as well. Not a lot of stations open around here this time of the year. If you don’t have chains, you might want to buy a set before you head out. A lot of folks with four-wheel drive vehicles don’t think they need chains. A lot of them wind up getting stuck.”

Michael nodded. “Thanks for the suggestion. I don’t have chains, but there were a few points along this trip they would have been welcome. I guess it is a good idea to carry some just in case.”

“Seems to me there are a lot of motorists who die in these parts every year because they head out unprepared for the worst. My motto is to prepare for the worst but hope for the best.”

Michael thanked the clerk again and then left the office with his two cups of coffee. He hoped Harper was ready to go. Biscuits and gravy were sounding better and better the longer he was outdoors, where the predicted high temperature for the day was a whopping eleven degrees.

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