1 tanker, heading to Winnemucca NV

... spending the night at Winnemucca NV

This place has hot breakfast ... and I have more leftovers than I can eat. I think I need to stop eating anything with garlic or noodles before bed. Didn't sleep well, too stuffed ... or just eat less of it.

We need to scrape our windows again this AM. We are leaving as it is getting light outside.

Variable speed limit is up to 55 mph. For the last four miles of the state. We stay at 55 for a few miles but the roads are mostly clear so we start running at 65 mph. I have to stop at the UT scale and BB keeps going. We will meet again in two hours.

Shortly after the scale I see the only transporter of the day. A 'Go Metro' bus. I look it up later and see that I have driven one of those, to Cincinnati.

The sun is just coming up. And at times it is right in our faces, other times it is in our mirror. There is enough road spray that the mirrors and side windows are partially viewable. Some places it is best to just stay in the lane I am in and focus on the truck ahead of me.

Ahhh. Last night, one of my online route choices was to go north of SLC instead of through SLC, but it added most of an hour. Now I see the 'chains required when flashing' signs. The weather may have been bad enough for chains last night. The northern route is flatter, at least as far as we have driven on that route.

We go past a reservoir that is seldom full, but this fall it has been almost empty. Today at 8 AM there are over a dozen cars parked at the shore and people are out ice fishing. Rarely have we ever seen a boat on that lake. But we do often see people fly fishing on the river that leads to it.

1st stop is the Flying J in Lake Point. BB is already there. Quick stop. We will meet again in two hours.

The salt flats are the same as last time. Except someone has straightened the skeleton with the fishing rod.

2nd stop is at the Pilot for Arby's. We eat in the car.

Dispatch has gotten me a more correct NV permit. It still has me crossing the state, not delivering in it. We get to the border 13 minutes later than I had guessed.

3rd stop is Elko at the Sinclair. We use the restroom and I buy cookies. When we leave, I see two highway patrol in the parking lot. Earlier I had seen one on an exit. 'So now I know where they all are' I think. Nope, we meet one more before getting to the freeway. There are usually three cops when the inspection area is open, but I suppose they need to keep one on patrol.

4th and final stop is Winnemucca. 1st for fuel at Maverick. $5 for 2 gallons to bring the fuel gauge above 1/4. But the gauge doesn't move. But fuel level is 'almost' never an issue. 2nd we check into the Quality Inn. 3rd is food from the Pig across the street. I call ahead and the order is ready in 10 minutes. That walk is cold enough that we do not go for a walk later.

We are now about two miles from the drop. 8 AM drop and then we head home. That direction anyways. We will be following a storm so we aren't sure how far we will get each day. We had planned on being home Wednesday night. Now we hope to be home by Saturday AM. We have looked at taking different routes but the storm is wide but we will keep watching.

There are runs we could take from out here, but we still would have to get the car back. So unless something shows up on I-80 heading east, we will likely pass.