We made it into Syracuse, New York Tuesday night and spent the night in a cul-de-sac by the shippers yard. Up early on Wednesday we drove into their yard to get two crates of boiler equipment loaded onto our trailer which would be delivered to Marysville, California. We were told in our dispatch that this load needed to be tarped. Well we had a small red and black tarp, but needed to unhook from the trailer and go to a local hardware store to buy some blue disposable tarps. We needed this load completely covered. After about 4 hours we stood back and thought we did a pretty good job.
Driving back westward, we were still enjoying very mild weather until we hit Nebraska. We began seeing more and more snow on the ground and the temperatures dropping. Friday night we spent just east of Cheyenne, Wyoming with the temperature hovering around 12 degrees. Saturday morning we left before sunrise and drove straight into 50MPH winds with blowing snow across the freeway which gave us near white out conditions. The blowing snow really messed with your perception of how fast you were going and which direction, which probably explains the following pictures.
I counted at least 10 tractor trailer rigs either flipped on their sides or driven into the side of the roadway, not to mention the large number of passenger vehicles involved in accidents. We were very fortunate, and I thankful for Craig's driving ability, that we finally made it into Salt Lake City safely. From the weather forcast it looks like we will have clear skies for our final leg of our trip through the Sierras and into California. As for me, I'm going to keep my eye out, I just don't trust Mother Nature!
2 comments:
Hi Diane !!
You're doing a great job on your blog just like you always did on the Bridge !!
Miss You,
Craig (466X)
I always loved the snow growing up...but I never had to drive in it. Especially a fully loaded big rig! Of course....I still don't drive a big rig in it. I'll just live vicariously through you!
Luv ya!
Opie
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