Winter driving around the corner

Happens every year around this time. I shudder to think of the pileups waiting to happen.

 

Especially wyoming…where the parade of idiots occurs annually in the winter time now.

 

Across 80, 90, 94, The DOT has gotten very ambitious about closing sections off when the weather gets too bad or even before it hits. In someways I actually prefer this as I run those routes almost every week. And yes we are heading into what should be a heck of a winter. This allows a driver to be able to avoid having to explain to his dispatcher why he’s sitting and not driving in bad weather. You just simply say “the highway has been closed down“. No further explanation is really needed other than that.

 

Time to request only Laredo to McAllen runs for 6 months

 

Don’t we all wish! Lol I’ll be driving through Wisconsin, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington state, all the fun ones every week all winter.

 

It gets brutal out west for sure. I think it was 2 years ago that my New Years Eve was a -17 degree night in Gilette lol. Props to you for doing it on a regular basis. Most of us at least get the occasional TX, LA, and GA trip to offset it

Nothing really compares to the scenery out west after a fresh snow though

 

Just say no to Laredo -

 

2008 when highway 12 in Idaho was closed because avalanches blocked the road.



Not sure if the year but this was up on Lost Trail Pass on my way down to Utah.

 

Slow and steady wins the race.....