BIG CRANE + BIG TANK = OVERSIZE LOAD

  
When we arrived in Orland there were already several other trucks there as well. Seems this company was bought out and all their equipment was to be sent to Post Falls, Idaho. After a couple of trucks were loaded with containers and sent on their way, the crane made it's way to the other side of the yard where we were. As luck would have it we were the first to get loaded with one of the tanks.
  
Of course this big crane had no problem lifting up the tank and placing it down on the trailer. Craig and I made quick work of chaining and strapping it down. With our permits in hand, and the routing each State wanted us to take with this oversize load, we were on our way. Oregon does not allow you to drive one half hour after sunset without reflective signs, so we ended up staying at a rest stop about 30 miles into Oregon.
  
We had the rest stop to ourselves when we pulled in. It was also beginning to snow a little bit too. Up early the next morning, we waited until it was exactly 30 minutes before sunrise, and off we went again. We were routed on Highway 84 along the Columbia River which Craig and I both enjoy driving. Crossing into Washington we decided to spend the night in Pasco. We could sure tell when we got out of the truck to walk around that the cold Alaskan air had arrived, boy was it cold!
  
Now here is a question for you. What do you do when you come up behind another oversize load which is going slower than you? You do what we did, wait until it turns off the highway. Thankfully we were not stuck behind this wide load for too long before we were back on our way into Post Falls Saturday morning. With a quick unload we were on our way to the Company yard in Spokane for the night. As we relaxed away the afternoon it started to snow, and snow, and snow some more. When Craig woke up Sunday morning he looked at the outside temperature and it read 9 degrees. But here is the reality of how cold it was...... the inside temperature of the truck was a mere 19 degrees! Thank goodness for fleece blankets and good sleeping bags.