2 RV's to Boise ID

... spending the night at Burley UT

Seems we are still on Eastern Time, up early again today.

I just grab a small yogurt and eat the last of the leftover pizza for breakfast.

We are ready to go early but we want to wait for daylight because of the weather. Wind, snow, black ice.

We do pull out at 8:30, 7:30 local. We see to RV transporters at the Petro truckstop.

As expected, the first 20 or so miles were OK to drive. Mostly flat area. That much we could do in the dark.

Then from there the variable speed limit dropped to 45 mph. Snow on the road and 'wind gusts to 40 mph.' Once most traffic got down to 45 mph the drive was OK. A few places the visibility dropped below a quarter of a mile. Both hands on the wheel.

It only took us a half hour extra to get that first 100 miles so I guess it wasn't all that slow. And not just slow, in that area they seemed to have rocked instead of sanded. Everytime something would pass we would get pelleted. No windshield chips that we can see, yet.

Just before, like one mile before, the roads cleared and the speed limits wend back up ... there were three Amazon vans on the exit ramp, along with decked semi's.

Didn't see anyone in the ditch today.

1st stop was the Flying J in Rawlins. One Amazon truck at the fuel pump. He left when I was still in my RV and it might have been the same person that I talked to yesterday.

We have left the hotel before the permit office opened so I called from our stop in Rawlins. 20 minutes to get two permits. Someone wanted to take my number so someone could call me back. That doesn't work for me as I would be driving and couldn't pickup. Sounds like they got someone to stop in the middle of what they were doing to get our permits.

But still, this person was very slow. No wonder I was on the phone that long. I've dealt with others that would have had them done in 1/10th of the time.

No more bad roads. Saw the big dig today, it is now up on a pile of dirt so it can be seen better from the road.

2nd stop is the Loves in Green River. We had thought we might need fuel but I guess we get better mileage at 45 mph. Our permits are ready so I have them printed. $.50.

And we eat at Carl's Jr (Hardees)

As we are leaving we see one Amazon truck at the fuel pumps, no one near the truck. This one did not have it's placards on so it was a different one than this AM.

Somewhere before Evanston we see one transit bus, heading to Milwaukee. So now I know they are still working on MLW and KC and likely Ames buses. Maybe ... a good trip back.

We don't stop at the rest area in Evanston but I can see that the buffalo are still in the pasture near the rest area.

3rd stop is the Pilot in Evanston. We've gotten there without adding more fuel or even having the low fuel light come on.

Based on prior fills, we should have a range of 360 after fueling. And it is 380 miles to the drop so we will be a little short ... we thought. Both BB and I travel just about 100 miles before our range drops below 380. We are likely going to leave 100 miles of range in the RV's instead the goal of 20 miles. So about four gallons at $3 each.

We stop at a AmBest truckstop in Tremonton. It was the only one BB could find on I-84. I guess she was flashing her headlights at me to get me to stop at a Maverick or Flying J earlier. Those hadn't shown up in her book because I-15 and I-84 run together those miles.

4th stop the AmBest in Tremonton. From here I call the bus dispatcher who must have been busy with todays stuff and it takes a while to switch to Wednesday's stuff. Finally got him to say that buses have been steady ... that's all I need to know. That they are not shut down or that there are not 20 drivers in hotels.

So now we are heading to Livermore from the drop. 600 miles deadheading. More than we normally do.

Somewhere today I saw a couple of cowboy shacks. Can't find pictures of them online so I guess that is now the correct term. Two huts on weeks with a horse tied outside of each one. This were newer once with a window on the side, first time I have seen that.

5th and final stop was the Best Western in Burley. First day of the Best Western promo for rewards points but also there is not a Choice hotel in town. We got here right at dark, last light.

This location has an in-house Perkins so that is where we ate. Meatloaf with soup. All good. And today was a 'free pie' Monday and BB didn't want any so I picked two :)

:( Friday we dropped in Sioux Falls and deadhead almost 200 miles to our next trip. Today there is a truck in Sioux Falls ... all day. No one has taken it, heading right back to MN.

Load board

US - 229

IA - 20

Three hours to the drop, so likely five hours until we are inspected and ready to roll. Then another four hours to Winnemucca. Doesn't seem to be any hotels between those two cities.

There is a truck near Reno heading to LA but at this point we don't have time to do it. Now that I have said we'd be in Livermore on Wednesday.