Saturday, December 18, 2010

Ice & Snow! Take it Slow!

Paige and I were so efficient on Friday. We loaded some of her school stuff into a storage locker, filled Bella with the rest and hit the road.

We smugly thought we had made it out of town before a big storm hits Utah today. And driving was a breeze but only until Wendover.

After that it was risky all the way. "All the way" unfortunately doesn't mean we made it home to Los Gatos. Not even close.

The snow and low visibility kept most cars (us included) creeping along at 20 miles an hour. Trust me, it takes a long time to get very far at that speed.

Safety trumped desire and as much as we wanted to keep cruising onward we hunkered down in a Comfort Suites for the night. Which leaves the rest of the journey ahead of us today. After a night of steady snowfall. Yikes!

We're heading out asap and hoping we can get to and over Donner Pass before any road closures. Our mantra for the day is definitely a "Slow and Steady" mindset!