We are up at 5:30 am to get moving. Snow is coming into the passes ahead of us this afternoon so we need to get through before any accumulation on the I15. It's a full 13+ hours of driving today.
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| Mountain pass east of Helena is already snowing as dawn breaks. |
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Fueling in Boulder, Montana. Skinny road he we come.
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We get off the I15 shortly after Helena, Montana and take what is known by the locals as 'The Skinny Road". Apparently all the ranchers and people pulling horse trailers south use this road to get to Dillon, Montana and avoid 2 huge passes if you stay on the I15 and go the Butte, Montana route. Today we will avoid snow covered roads too.
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Monida Pass - Montana / Idaho border
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We are back on the I15 and getting through the notorious Monida Pass named by the first 3 letters of each state it divides. We are managing to stay ahead of the snow though clearly snow fell yesterday.
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| Through Montana and into Idaho. |
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| We even pass a snow plough clearing the shoulders of I15. |
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| Welcome to Utah at 5pm - flew through Idaho. |
It is now raining rather than snow so we are feeling good about the push to get through today. We land in the Perry, Utah Walmart parking lot for the night. We'll tackle Salt Lake City tomorrow as we are tired and hungry.
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