Day 3098

 We woke up at 7, hooked up, and hit the road.  It was one of the weirdest trips ever.

The trip to Baker was normal.  We even made pretty good time.  We filled up at the Sinclair - $4.27/gal.  Fuck Biden.  The first few miles out of Baker were fine also.  Then we hit road construction.  We sat waiting for a pilot car for quite a while.

Just after that it started raining and sleeting.  There was a head wind also.  That lasted for about 15 miles or so.  Then things got back to normal.

We got over the first summit and things were looking good until we came up on a fallen tree that was completely blocking the highway.  There were several cars stopped.  No one had a saw, but I did.  It was a team effort to saw the top of the tree off enough that we could clear one lane.  That got everyone moving again.

A few miles down the road there was another road construction delay.  I was followed by more smooth sailing until we started climbing the second pass.  By that time there was a strong headwind that was with us for the rest of the trip.  It was strong enough that the truck would use 8th gear going down a hill.  We only got 9 mpg for the whole day.

We also passed through two hail storms.  They were strong enough to cover the road with hail.  I had to slow down because it was slick.

We got to Prineville a little after 1.  We averaged 50 mph for the four hour trip from Baker.

We set up and then went into town.  We drove around just to look at it.  I got coffee.  It's cold here, 51 degrees with a strong wind.  We also stopped at a pizza place to get dinner.  Then we went back to the trailer.

There's a couple of good places to run Abby, but it was just too cold.  The wind was strong enough to shake the trailer.  It even rained a little.  We watched videos for the rest of the afternoon and evening.  Hopefully it will be warmer tomorrow.

I'm not sure what we'll do tomorrow.  My focus is on relaxation.  Today's trip was pretty exhausting.