More Snow
LEWIS & CLARK, Chapter 11:
IN WHICH WE FIND BOTH TRICKS AND TREATS
We left Twin Falls just before 7 a.m. with the temp a little below 10°. We wanted to look for the falls, but since it wasn’t quite daylight, we hit the road. Stopping at a beautiful new Idaho rest area near the Utah border reminded us how glad we were to get away from the rest areas in Oregon—very dirty, very ugly, very inhospitable.
We drove along snow-covered mountain ranges in Idaho and the same in Utah. A little snow fell around Salt Lake City but stopped quickly. We caught a quick glimpse of the Great Salt Lake before turning eastward, continuing to see long, long stretches of uninhabited areas with only cattle in sight.
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Scenic I-80 |
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We've seen many miles of rail lines and roads paralleling rivers. |
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So much snow and it's only October |
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Safely in for the evening, we watched as snow continued to fall. |
The highway was almost completely covered with snow, and darkness conspired with the snow cover to reduce visibility to the point that we decided it best to find shelter for the night. We found a hotel, prepared dinner and watched another six inches of snow fall from our hotel window.
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THURSDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2002