Provo to Pocatello: a day with some surprises
I was up shortly before 5:00 a.m. and the news and weather showed I-15 (highway) dry. It was about 32F (freezing) but Bear and I went for an early walk and the ground and asphalt was dry. I had breakfast, did a bit of work and prepped to leave.
The weather had other plans.
Not just wind and snow, but the on-ramp I was to use was a “sheet of ice” per the news. It was closed briefly for the ice and a resulting accident.
I worked some more.
We finally left at shortly before 11:00 a.m. with a revised destination of Pocatello, Idaho.
From the road:
I couldn’t take a photo until we were through Salt Lake City traffic. SLC was not horrible and there was only ONE area of construction – RECORD!! A little wind at the beginning, but thankfully, it calmed before the worst traffic.
A little bit of Great Salt Lake.
Almost to Idaho…
Idaho!
Snow near the road…SO pretty.
About 20 miles before my planned exit, I saw signs for a KOA that hadn’t come up on my search. On a whim, I pulled off and looked it up. It was Lava Hot Springs KOA, about 16 miles from the exit. The online KOA info said it was open all year. I phoned, but got a recording. I decided to go thinking that at the worst it would be a 32 mile trip out of my way.
It was a 20 mile trip out of my way.
At about 10 miles, I received a return phone call – only cabins were open at the KOA, not RV spots. I said I only need power, but they said no.
The road was so beautiful, I almost went all the way just to see the setting, but light was getting low so I turned around and continued to my original destination: Pocatello’s Cowboy Mobile Home and RV Park.
I’ve stayed in some kind of awful mobile home/rv combination spots, but this spot is very nice. It is a newer mobile home park with nice wide streets and the rv park part is laid out well also. We are in a very pleasant spot for tonight.
Bear, Auggie and I are all well.
A pot of water is on the stove for spaghetti and sauce is ready to be warmed. I have spicy slaw and bread for garlic bread.
If the weather cooperates, we’ll head to Dillon, MONTANA!!! in the morning.
***BONUS – Great cable tv here so…I am ready for some football – Monday night football!
2 Responses to “Provo to Pocatello: a day with some surprises”
It’s amazing to see all that snow and ice. We are having some nice weather, cold but sunny , although rain is starting from tomorrow. Be careful on those icy roads!
Thanks, Margaret. The highway has been dry and not even patches of ice or snow. The morning ice on the on ramp was gone by the time I left Provo.
But weather will hold me in Pocatello – wind advisory for gusts 40-50 mph which is too much for me! Also 2-5 inches of snow in Dillon which with the wind… Wed and Thursday are to be good travel days so will work and do a little exploring of Pocatello today (Tuesday).
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