...so Tuesday night about 11 PM we get to Salt Lake City...we've now been awake for about 20 hours...but we rent a car to drive to Laramie...we'll bypass Casper for now (although that's where our luggage went)...as Scout has meetings scheduled at the University at 9 AM...
...we (and by we...I mean the Man) drive for a few hours...getting more and more tired...then it starts snowing...a heavy wet snow...so we pull off the interstate at a little town called Rock Springs...and get a room to sleep for a few hours...thinking that we can just get up and drive the remaining 3 hours to Laramie this morning...
...but you know what they say about the best laid plans...
...we got toothbrushes from the hotel desk...and we're still dressed...remember we don't have any luggage yet...
...and we get back in our rental car and head to Laramie...
...this is our first glimpse of Wyoming...in the cold clear light of dawn...
...brightening up...
...but...this is the Interstate Highway...a solid sheet of ice...we couldn't go over 40 mph...so we slowed down and called the University to reschedule Scout's orientation and tour...
...we kept seeing these structures along the highway...
...they are apparently used to create snow drifts away from the highway...
...I just looked it up and they are called "Snow Fences"...here's
an article about how they work...
...very interesting...there are lots of them...we never saw anything like this in North Dakota...
...so what should have been a 3 hour drive took us 6 hours...and there was a double tractor/trailer wreck too...
...the people at the University were super nice and rescheduled all of Scout's appointments...
...y'all have a lovely day!...the adventure continues...
ohhh, i'm shivering just looking at those photos! from what i remember, the folks in wyoming are the super-nicest folks around! when we went to cody after visiting you in north dakota, we were amazed that they folks there were even friendlier than us "southern gals"!
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My oh my! That is one long trip - it was going to be three flights anyway! But this.
ReplyDeleteI can't help but think of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He0LMsn_dtg
oh - long, exhausting travel.
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Those photos look VERY familiar! Next time you are in Casper, stop by Prince of Peace. It would be fun to meet you in person.
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