Go West Old Man – Headed Home – Nevada, MO - 2012

I just can’t drive a mobile house more than two consecutive days, so I planned a down day in Nevada, MO – where you say, why there?  First, a pronunciation lesson:  after saying it wrong, I was advised in Colorado that Arvada has a short middle a, like the state of Nevada, but Nevada, MO has a long middle a, which was hard to make myself say (nuh-VAY-duh). 

On the trip home, I wanted to avoid large cities and their rough roads that jar our teeth in the RV with 90 psi tire pressure plus see some of the country.  So I picked a route that looked like it would accomplish both, and then looked for campgrounds and there aren’t a lot of choices, but Nevada, Mo had a reasonably nice one in Osage Prairie RV Park.

Since we were in beef country and wanted to cook out for supper, we went to the local store and picked up a couple of steaks to grill at our fancy cooking setup.

We first cooked up a skillet full (wanted extra for breakfast) of potatoes, peppers, onions, and roasted chiles from Durango.

The grill-meisters throne.

The view from the throne.

The sous chef resting after completing her job – her guard looks around for possible threats or animals to chase.

Bev added S&P and Texas Rib Rangers Gourmet Steak Seasoning to the steaks – it’s what we had with us – and I grilled them on the Smoky Joe charcoal grill, which ran a lot better than when we were at 7000’.  It took me two meals in the high country before I realized why everything was taking so long to cook on the grill – the car ran at a higher RPM than normal as well.

I added some of the same seasoning to the veggies and both they and the meat were very good – this spice will go into the regular rotation for beef.  I forgot to get a shot before I'd cut off the filet and a piece of the strip for Bev - we saved most of the other strip.

The campground owner suggested we go to Daylight Donuts and More for breakfast, especially if we liked biscuits and gravy, which I do a lot.  Daylight Donuts is a worldwide company which runs as follows – “As a Daylight operator, you are a licensee, not a franchisee.  As such, you do not pay a franchise percentage or even an upfront licensing fee. You simply agree to use Daylight products and processes in exchange for the right to use the Daylight Donuts brand name and trademark.”  Then the local owner provides the “and More” part.

We got there too late for breakfast, except biscuits and gravy, so Bev had lunch special of a grilled roast beef sandwich and salad bar both of which were very good.  I decided to get a full order of biscuits and gravy so I’d have the next day’s breakfast as well.  The biscuits had to be at least 3” tall and scratch made, as would be expected from a donut shop.  This is my plate and the biscuits and sausage gravy were both very good.

The campground owner also suggested a restaurant for supper where they have a 24 oz. sirloin with the sides for two for only $20 and we had to give it a try - remember we were in beef country.  In the Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives classification system, from the outside, the place was more of a dump aspiring to be a dive - I wondered if I should be armed.

The sides weren't too good but the steak would have been had it not been overcooked - just another interesting trip experience while traveling the good ole USA. 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry

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