Day 7 – June 12 – After the much needed rest from driving, we were again back on the road again and headed for Springdale, UT. Hardemans again had some serious mechanical trouble. While driving up steep mountain roads in northern Arizona, the two speed Ruckstell rear axle in Ben’s car suddenly locked in high gear and refused to budge. It would not require that the car stop for repairs immediately, but for the next three days the car had only high Ruckstell gear. Late in the day, Ben continued to struggle with the rear axle and while Ginger Hardeman was returning to his location to check on his mechanical problems, she made a u-turn and the steering went over center and the car went over the edge of the mountain road only to be stopped by a large tree stump. Several shaken parties of the tour tugged, pushed, pulled and with the assistance of a passing motorist with a 4-wheel drive truck, pulled the car and trailer back up onto the highway it was intended to run on. Due to the delays in travelling on June 12th we had to cancel the reservations we had in Springdale, UT and wound up staying in Kanab, UT.






