Emmetsburg to Butte

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Anohter driving day. It was an interesting trip - as we started out (at 6:00) while it was still dark, lightning, and a slight mist. A little after we got on the road, it rained cats and dogs. Gully washer, so it was. It was so hard that I could only see about 20 feet in front of me at times. I had difficulty doing the speed limit! Good thing there wasn’t too much traffic at that time in the morning in that part of the world. Also - it was around 55°F.
The drive after that was pretty un-eventful (the next 15 hours, that is.) We did have a very strong head wind, because there was a cold front coming in behind. So much so, that I think I got the worst gas mileage my little car has ever seen (packed full, running 75 mph, strong head wind.) But all in all I think it did just fine.
In getting through the mountains in Montana, we started picking up snow and packed snow on the roads. I did take it easy, and made it just fine. Sleep came easy tonight.