RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY
BRIGHAM CITY, UT (4:00am, Tuesday, 10/23) - I crossed into Utah around 8pm last night, then made it here to my current location by 10pm. I had been on the road since 6:30am and was quite tired. However not as tired as driving in rain. I drove in enough rain (often moderate to heavy) across SW Wyoming, SE Idaho, and NE Utah to make me sick of it. It's still raining, but that's fine with me since it's good sleeping weather. I have also driven through hail, snow, snow pellets, and a brief period of sleet. I left Old Faithful at 12:30pm yesterday in light rain. By the time I reached the continental divide at ~8300 feet, it was already snowing and beginning to cover the road with a dusting. I estimate that I drove about 50 miles in snow, with 30-40 miles featuring snow on the road. Thankfully, I am a good driver in the snow - I have to be with a 4-cylinder car and no snow tires. Once I dropped below about 6000 feet in elevation about 20 miles south of the south entrance to Yellowstone, snow changed to rain and that was pretty much the story for the rest of the way. As I left Jackson, WY, a thunderstorm moved in (38 degrees) bringing heavy rain and hail (pea size). Hail begain to cover the road and that wasnt much fun to drive on. Overall, I would say of the 14 hours on the road yesterday, it was precipitating in some form for about 10 hours, with the longest dry spell occurring while I was at Yellowstone (thankfully) from about 9am-12pm. Looks like I will see plenty more rain today as I venture down to Salt Lake City to visit my friends. Once I get a chance, I will post again, describing the many great experiences yesterday, as well as post some more pictures on facebook.
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