
Yes, it was as cold as it looked.
Even the floating chunks of ice had ice on them.

These horses may just as well have been statues, they looked exactly the same on the return trip as they were the first time I passed them.

Then the beauty stopped. I nicely pulled over for a passing wide load.

And promptly got myself STUCK! It may not look like I'm stuck but whenever I stepped on the gas, I would slide farther off the road and any farther and I would have rolled into the ditch. The first truck that stopped to help was too afraid himself! He knew how close I was to trouble so waited for me to get hold of Joey to come rescue me. The next truck that stopped thought it was all funny and wanted to know why I bought a Ford? Then the toofless wonder asked if I wanted a push. Very funny.
Joey and his friend Matt eventually arrived and were able to tow me out, backwards. I figured he'd show me how to get out safely on my own, thus making me feel even stupider than I already did. I was happy to hear I did the right thing by calling for help, as Joey also agreed I was about to go over the edge.
OK now, it can stop snowing.
4 comments:
What an adventurous life you lead! And what awesome scenery you get to behold! I love your pictures!
It was good to show my GA boys the more challenging side of snow. Thanks. Man, that made me feel cold just looking at the pictures. Brrrrr.
That is a scary story! Glad all worked out o.k. I have some pretty funny snow driving stories from Montana. I was just mastering driving a car and learning to drive on ice.
I love your car stories!!! My favorite was the mud trenches you made. LOL. ;)
Yikes! Yes, that looks very tentative to me as well. You did the right thing.
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