Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home

What a trip so far. Left RVA last Saturday morning, played the weatherman game all the way to York Nebraska. Beat the first storm to my first drop. As soon as I bumped the dock the snow came, and came. Snow packed roads all the way to Denver. Got up Tuesday morning, dropped Denver, then waited at the Wheatridge TA. Wyoming was completely shut down and there was a window of opportunity opening over Vail. They lifted the chain law and I left. Snow packed up to Eisenhower then wet roads all the way to SLC. Got empty then my reload came across.

I had to deadhead 168 miles to Green River Wyoming to reload going to Hammond Indiana for Friday afternoon. The roads were dry going to my pick up, then as far as Point of Rocks. From that point on, it was the worst weather and roads I ever experienced in my 40 years driving. Thank God it was daylight. I fought ground blizzards and high winds the rest of the day. The continental divide at Wamsutter was drifting and near zero visibility at times. I hit Elk Mountain just as darkness was falling. Thankfully it was just high winds and blowing snow. No ice at all. There was another blizzard coming in for last night and today so I decided to get out of Wyoming altogether. Up Sherman Hill from Laramie to Cheyenne was heavy snow, ground blizzard and high winds. Fortunately, it was so cold, the snow actually made for better traction. Trucks were evenly spaced, all doing the same speed limit, no passing and we made it to the state line in dry roads. I made it to the big truck rest area at the 76/80 junction and called it a night.

All I know is I that I’ve done everything in my power, with the help of the good lord to do my job safely and on time, I have home time on Monday, Wednesday my wife and I will be in Barbados, I’ll be home with or without my truck and trailer Monday sometime.

Here are just 3 pictures of Wednesday, in daylight. If anyone wants to start a discussion about these pictures being taken while I’m driving, have at it, I’m not getting involved. I took these 3 pictures for a reminder to myself about the poo we go through. The only difference with these pictures and any other ones? I had the same if not worse conditions at nighttime.

 

I called the local chamber of commerce for sightseeing pointers, they suggested staying in Chicago.