Winslow Weather Weary

How do you advise driving in winter like conditions? 


“My focus is never on the storm, Rather, my focus is on the next step I will take into the storm.” (Craig D. Lounsbrough)

Never take the weather lightly no matter what season I’ve learned on those long cross country journeys. A prime example of this credo  happened to us in early April on our road trip when we encountered a sudden snow burst without warning driving along Interstate 40 into the higher elevations of Flagstaff. Know then as the road quickly slickened into an icy mush with the temperatures dipping below freezing, my car proceeded to wobble sideways  Slowing down to 25 mph thus seemed the best way to handle such little traction on the road as I tightly grabbed the steering wheel with both hands to level off while gingerly moving behind a line of semi trucks. When the skies gradually began to clear in our descent from Flagstaff, I hoped that we had escaped the full wrath of the storm.

A new weather issue however soon developed as I began to notice strong cross winds kicking up dust and whistling through my car windows on the treeless high plateau. As these strong gusts proceeded to shift my vehicle to the left curb, I again placed a firm double grip on the steering wheel all the way to Winslow. So given the chance to find relief from such hazardous weather, this small town seemed to be an excellent choice for an early afternoon motel stop that night.. Enjoy this latest side trip collection of photos I took as we cruised along Route 66 on a later tour of this legendary town that “The Eagles” band  song “Take It Easy” arguably made famous. It’s linked below. 

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