How to get to Utah..around Casper...my nemesis

No, if she is clear down on 70 she would be better off going farther south than to go clear north to US26... Albeit, I wouldn't do either... Id probably stay on 70... Or...

 

If it was summer time I would tell her to run the exact route she askd about in the OP... It's a beautiful drive in dry weather... But this time of year it can be pretty gnarly.

 

I like 287 do e it a few times...but it puts me on 80 with slick plus high winds notes. Which makes me queasy....
Is 30 any better? It doesn't seem logical that it would be too much different..?

 

30 is usually better than 80 for wind speeds, you can thank Lady Bird for the piss poor decision of where 80 is instead of it being where 30 is.

 

That's an urban legend. I-80 is 20 miles shorter which saved money to build it.

 

It is generally much better than 80... I take it arounf Elk Mountain quite often if I'm light.

 

If you are going to be running WY you really need this Website (see link) iy is more accurate and updated continuously.

WYDOT Travel Information Service (Cheyenne)

You can click on the map at the top to change which district is displayed... Also the small blue icons for cameras and weather sensors can be clicked on to display vital info about road conditions and wind speeds.

 

I spent a week out there moving frac equipment between vernal and Cheyenne. Flaming gorge area on us 191 is awesome. That was my 1 and only time being west of the Mississippi

 

Didn't know that. I figured it would be the same. I'll have to remember that next time. I avoided it because I didn't like the drive through Fort Collins.

 

It was back in 09. Went west of Cheyenne someplace an went south all the way to silver thorne there just on the west side of Eisenhower.