Cross Country Tour – Day 39

6 October 2016

For some reason, I couldn’t get to sleep last night.  It must have been the drive I was facing the next day.  I got up around 5 am and after defrosting the jeep which had a coat of ice and snow on it, I was on the road by 7:40 am.

The clock in the jeep was reading 7:01 and then 7:02 and back and forth between the two.  I chalked it down to the cold weather (25F). The GPS routed me through Yellowstone and the Grand Teton which I thought correct.  Just as I hit the road to West Yellowstone Lake, the GPS went haywire.  It had me driving across Yellowstone Lake, cutting across country, and constantly recalculating the route.  It must have really been colder than the 25F reading of outside temperature.  Eventually, I pulled over and cut off the engine and restarted the jeep and everything was OK.

As I climbed to the Continental Divide in Yellowstone, I ran into snow and then a sign that said snow tires required.  I kept going.  Although I don’t have snow tires, they are rated all-weather.  I simply put the jeep in “snow” drive and kept going.

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The drive ended up being 10 1/2 hours and it’s the longest drive I’ve attempted on the trip, yet the jeep kept me very comfortable.  Whenever I got too tired, I pulled off and got out and walked around.

I hit snow in the passes all through Wyoming and then I started highway 34 to Estes Park through  Big Thompson Canyon.  This is a very impressive canyon!  I couldn’t stop since traffic was backed behind me and in front and there was construction on the road.

Tomorrow, I want to head to a bear Lake and rehike that.  The last time I did it was in the dead of winter with snow shoes!

Author: searcyf@mac.com

After 34 years in the classroom and lab teaching biology, I'm ready to get back to traveling and camping and hiking. It's been too long of a break. I miss the outdoors and you can follow my wanderings on this blog.

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