Getting An Early Start On The Road

Getting An Early Start Since we shut down and went to bed fairly early last night, we're getting an early start on the road today. A Better Driving Day Today I'm feeling somewhat better today, so it should be a better driving day. As it turns out, it was a really good driving day and we covered lots of ground on our way to make our delivery in Manteca, California tomorrow. Tonopah, Arizona to Bakersfield, California(click … [Read more...]

Holiday Traffic Out Of Southern California

Ehrenberg, AZ to Madera, CA(click on image for a larger version in a new Tab or Window) Holiday Traffic We'll have to deal with holiday traffic out of southern California later today. It's that crazy time between Christmas and New Years Day and 10's of thousands of folks are headed out of southern California for a long weekend. As we're headed west towards Redlands, most of the traffic is headed the other way, but once we … [Read more...]

Better Safe Than Sorry During Winter Driving

Today's Adventure Yesterday's Recap Yesterday we were snowed in on an off-ramp in Utah; not fun! But, we got out of the snow and hit the road towards Colorado. Better to be Safe than Sorry! The original plan yesterday was to continue over the mountain passes and make delivery in Loveland last night, but the road conditions were just too dicey. I made the decision to stop in Rifle, Colorado and tackle the mountain … [Read more...]