Saturday was a total wash. Most of the day the roads were 'essential travel' only. I figured, much as I need to get to DC, I was not in the same category as ambulances and such. Finally it started to look clear in Buffalo but looked like a mess in Casper still. So at 2pm I decided to just stay another night and hope for the best this morning. I did have a few pockets of clear roads around Buffalo but mostly I had 250 miles of ice- and snow-packed roads. They were probably in the same shape as yesterday but I was much better mentally prepared for it. And I actually kind of got used to it. It started to not scare me as much to slide around while going 50 on ice. Perhaps there is a little yooper in me after all.
After Douglas, WY, the roads cleared but I decided not to take any chances with Cheyenne and cut east on US26. That ended up being a very nice and scenic drive through easter WY and western NE. My brother Adam has a special fascination with Nebraska. I understand what he means and I can say that it lives up to his imagination.
So in 4 days, I've gone 1000 miles. At that rate it would take 10 days to get to DC. That's faster than a stagecoach but hopefully I can do better tomorrow.
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