Usually BB is pretty quiet when she gets up, not this AM.

Yesterday we were shut down because of the wind. Forecast was for the roads to open sometime mid-Sunday. We had finally checked in after noon and at about 4:30 they dropped the restriction so we would have been free to go. But we were already in the motel and wouldn't have time to get to the next town, Rawlins, before dark so we stayed.

So this AM when she gets up, BB looks at the restrictions. None. Then looks at the map, CLOSED. They had just closed them again as she was opening the website. So here we sit.

We would have liked to have gotten going by 6:30 local to make up for lost time. Instead we sat in the motel room hitting refresh for the next 2-1/2 hours. Finally at 9 am they took the restrictions off and we were rolling within 15 minutes. We thought we'd run 65 mph today to make up time but the wind was still strong, just not bad enough to close the road. We were down to 45-50 for the first 100 miles.

We stop at the Flying J in Rawlins for a break and everything is still open. To early for lunch so we drive another 45 minutes to the next fast food. Roads are closed again behind us. So the roads were open for about an hour longer than we needed and then have been closed again the rest of the day.

Lunch was at the Love's, Chesters Chicken for me, Subway for BB.

Low fuel light comes on as we enter Rock Springs. Gas Buddy is mostly not working so we take a guess. Could have stopped back in Rawlins for a half a tank at Walmart. Ended up at a Shell in Rock Springs. Fuel is $3.09 so about ten cents less than average.

Lots of white knuckle driving today. When you are watching the weather and the wind drops from 60 to 30-40 it seems like it should be easy. The only good part was the roads were dry. So when the wind would catch a semi in front of me I could only see a little of the side of the trailer instead of the whole side of the trailer.

The usual traffic, people passing without getting completely in the other lane. Coming over when they are only half way past me. Lots of leap frogging. Passed a couple of RV's a couple of times. They are running for another company and were only running about 55 mph. They pulled in for fuel at Evanston when we were there but were having issues trying to get into the pumps so we didn't get a chance to talk to them.

From Evanston to Salt Lake City is almost all down hill so we did run at 65 mph where we could, but lots of curves.

Somewhere today we saw someone trying to herd sheep, I thought you were supposed to lead them ???

Not too much sight seeing with winds like today. All the way across WY, once we get to UT we start to drop between the hills.

Tonight is a Comfort Inn on the west side of Salt Lake City, we walked across the street to the Flying J and Denny's.

Tomorrow I will need to call and get new permits for NV, not sure who eats the cost of the ones we didn't use. Also need to call dispatch for this trip, the drop and dispatch for the next trip. We should make it to Verdi, just past Reno by tomorrow night. So about one day late.

Donners Pass says no snow for the next two weeks ... :)