Freezing on my drive to Oregon

Thursday, April 22, 2004 Got up around 6am or so and worked until about 10am. Then I got my stuff packed and headed for Oregon. I’m going to see the kids for a few weeks! My original plan was to leave at about 6:00am and reach Salt Lake City by the end of the night. But I got lazy with everything and I had to work for a few hours before I left. I got on the road at about 11:30am and quit driving at about 2:00am just outside of Denver. It’s actually snowing here. In April. I’m parked in a truck stop for the night…

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Friday, April 23, 2004: Didn’t sleep too good, mostly because it was freezing. I kept waking up and starting the car so I could have heat. I didn’t anticipate any 30 degree weather on my trip. When I left Illinois, it was in the 60’s so I’m wearing shorts and sandals. Apparently snow is odd in April even for Denver. The morning radio DJ’s are flipping out about it and there’s quite a few car wrecks. Got up at 6:00am (well, I guess 5:00am MST) and started driving. Drove pretty much nonstop all day, through Denver, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and finally Oregon. Once in Oregon, I still had 7 hours until I reached Albany. I drove for about 2 hours and stopped at a rest stop to sleep around 10pm PST.