We had big plans to head to Texas from White Salmon, WA to see family and friends for thanksgiving. The plan was to jet down as quickly as possible, get all the obligatory stuff out of the way and then wander around for a couple of weeks on our wayback home.
We left the Sunday before thanksgiving and made it to Twin Falls. From there we headed east on 84. Wyoming weather along 84 wasn’t looking very good so we headed south thru Price Canyon to Grand Junction, CO for the night. It was white knuckle 20-30mph for about 4 hours or so due to snow. For a brief while I couldn’t even see the road. I’m not normally a fan of following big rigs but was thankful there was one in front of me because that was the only way I could continue moving with any amount of confidence. Fortunately we make it to Grand Junction with no issues.
Because all the roads were closed to the east and south we decided to stay put for a day and see if road conditions would improve enough to continue on our way. 36 hours later the answer was NO. Not wanting to risk getting stranded somewhere we didn’t want to be we pulled the plug and headed west to Moab and then south to Flagstaff. Moab was great and the southwest corner of Utah really is spectacular.
We left the Sunday before thanksgiving and made it to Twin Falls. From there we headed east on 84. Wyoming weather along 84 wasn’t looking very good so we headed south thru Price Canyon to Grand Junction, CO for the night. It was white knuckle 20-30mph for about 4 hours or so due to snow. For a brief while I couldn’t even see the road. I’m not normally a fan of following big rigs but was thankful there was one in front of me because that was the only way I could continue moving with any amount of confidence. Fortunately we make it to Grand Junction with no issues.
Because all the roads were closed to the east and south we decided to stay put for a day and see if road conditions would improve enough to continue on our way. 36 hours later the answer was NO. Not wanting to risk getting stranded somewhere we didn’t want to be we pulled the plug and headed west to Moab and then south to Flagstaff. Moab was great and the southwest corner of Utah really is spectacular.