- Location
- The Village of Kay
Anxious for another great trip and unable to sleep any longer, I awoke Friday morning at 6:30 am and decided to get moving. Having loaded the truck the night before, a quick shower was all that was needed to be ready to hit the road.
Traffic was light and I was able to make good time from home to Snowville. I topped off my tank, bought some firewood, and cruised across the street to our designated meeting spot. As folks arrived, we got all the waivers signed, registration packets handed out, and prepared for our drivers meeting. For the early group, we had 21 vehicles. It was a great group!
The early group assembling for the Driver's meeting.
Everyone paying attention to instructions during the driver's meeting.
Having answered questions, and excited to embark, we left the parking lot and set course for Dirt roads! About 30 miles from our meeting spot, we made a left onto the dirt highway we would take first, and started making dust on course for City of Rocks.
The open dirt road and looming snow storm...
What an awesome convoy!
About the most snow we would see the whole trip.
Weaving our way on the high speed dirt roads, we arrived at City of rocks around 11 am. We crept through the reserve and made our way to our lunch spot.
It was a bit windy and humid, making the lunch spot fairly chilly, but with restrooms available and warm comradery, it made for an enjoyable spot to stretch our legs.
After a quick lunch, we hit the trail again. Turning north towards Oakley Idaho, we soon hit Rural Rush Hour. The cattle drive delayed us a few minutes, but it wasn't too bad. Not being in a big hurry we let the ranchers drive the cattle without disrupting them too much.
More high speed roads, and 25 or so miles later, we were at the only "tough" part of our journey: a creek crossing at Coal Banks Creek. We paused again to water the vegetation, stretch our legs, and prepare for the slower trails of the day. Sadly, I didn't take any pictures of the creek crossing, but I believe Jared (@backroadexploration) got some. Being first, it finally dawned on me the meaning of the term "break the ice."
Traffic was light and I was able to make good time from home to Snowville. I topped off my tank, bought some firewood, and cruised across the street to our designated meeting spot. As folks arrived, we got all the waivers signed, registration packets handed out, and prepared for our drivers meeting. For the early group, we had 21 vehicles. It was a great group!
The early group assembling for the Driver's meeting.
Everyone paying attention to instructions during the driver's meeting.
Having answered questions, and excited to embark, we left the parking lot and set course for Dirt roads! About 30 miles from our meeting spot, we made a left onto the dirt highway we would take first, and started making dust on course for City of Rocks.
The open dirt road and looming snow storm...
What an awesome convoy!
About the most snow we would see the whole trip.
Weaving our way on the high speed dirt roads, we arrived at City of rocks around 11 am. We crept through the reserve and made our way to our lunch spot.
It was a bit windy and humid, making the lunch spot fairly chilly, but with restrooms available and warm comradery, it made for an enjoyable spot to stretch our legs.
After a quick lunch, we hit the trail again. Turning north towards Oakley Idaho, we soon hit Rural Rush Hour. The cattle drive delayed us a few minutes, but it wasn't too bad. Not being in a big hurry we let the ranchers drive the cattle without disrupting them too much.
More high speed roads, and 25 or so miles later, we were at the only "tough" part of our journey: a creek crossing at Coal Banks Creek. We paused again to water the vegetation, stretch our legs, and prepare for the slower trails of the day. Sadly, I didn't take any pictures of the creek crossing, but I believe Jared (@backroadexploration) got some. Being first, it finally dawned on me the meaning of the term "break the ice."
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