Sunday November 30 - Driving in Bad Weather

Update on the Drive Sunday November 30 BAD SNOW and WIND!
We left at 10:30am Sunday morning.
Driving from Denver to Grand Junction, transfer the kids to their Mom, she takes them back to Provo. Merial and I drive back to Denver.
This drive usually takes total anywhere from 9 hours to 11 hours max.

This time we ran into very bad weather from Georgetown to the Tunnel on I70. It took us 1 1/2 hours just to get to Dillon from Georgetown!

The drive from Vail to Grand Junction was fine! No problem. In Grand Junction it was light jacket weather.

On the way back we found out that Vail Pass was closed AND the Tunnel was closed. I decided to take matters in my own hands and exited at Wolcott and drove up 131 with intentions of taking 134 up near Kremling.

Bad mistake!

134 was not driveable. We continued up toward Yampa which made us back-track. We ended up heading up towards Steamboat springs near Highway 40. On the way we pulled some guy and his 4-wheel pickup out of a ditch. So that was cool.

Finally we arrived at Yampa at a service station. A few people were there kind of stranded. We found out they re-opened I70 over Vail Pass and the Tunnel. So.... we drove the 50 miles back to Wolcott. We got back on I70 and it really was no problem getting over Vail Pass, and up to the Tunnel. But on the East side of the Tunnel we had white-out conditions and major blowing snow! We finally made it back to Denver at 1:30am on Monday morning.

It took us 15 hours which usually should take us 10 to drive from Denver to Grand Junction and Back. My kids arrived in Provo at 9pm.

It was worth it to have my kids with me! And.. everyone is safe.