The starting location was North Platte, Nebraska and it was the beginning of our third travel day. The first two days were uneventful but our luck was about to change. When James took Toni out for her early morning bathroom time, he discovered that every surface was covered with a thin coating of ice. It was named Ice Fog by the LaQuinta front desk person.Our usual custom is to get an early start - about 6-7 am but we waited until 9 to leave North Platte.
We could see traffic moving on I-80 so we decided to start out for Wyoming. The above image was taken from a rest area - one of many that we visited this morning. The ice in the trees was beautiful.
The temperature was about 28 degrees and by this time the skies were clear and blue.
These two semi trucks came from the other side of the road. They must have hit an icy spot at the top of the hill and jack-knifed and crossed into oncoming traffic. We counted a total of 5 cars and 3 semi trucks off the road in this area.
Our all wheel drive Honda did not skid or slide...........TravelLady
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