Expensive Roadkill

Summary

• The chapter follows a character named Cameron who is driving a camper. He successfully manages to fix a malfunctioning temperature gauge in the engine, preventing a possible explosion.
• Cameron passes through Weed, California and wants to take a picture of the town's sign to send to a friend named Brad, but he can't locate his phone.
• Later, Cameron realizes he had left his phone on the front bumper of the camper while he was fixing the engine, which means it's now been lost on the road.
• After driving for almost thirty hours without any rest, Cameron stops at a truck stop in the Rogue River Valley to take a six hour nap. When he wakes up, he splashes water on his face and buys a coffee before tossing a nearly full pack of cigarettes in the trash on his way out.
• Cameron ruminates on a resignation notice he wrote, considering it idiotic. He begins to compose an apology letter.
• Crossing a bridge over the Columbia River, Cameron re-enters Washington state with the intention of making amends and doing things the "right way".