As I left Moab I passed the Arches National park and left it for my next visit. However crossing to a plateau I encountered a bad sand storm before reaching Price. Within 2 miles of leaving I was in white out conditions from blowing snow as I went through the pass to Salt lake City.
Loaded with 5 firkins of beer I drove North to Interstate 70 turned West and North again on Highway 6 to Price. The wind rose very strongly from the West producing a dense sand storm and difficult driving conditions. The sand accumulated as a fine dust on on the inside of the RV.
At Price I topped up with petrol, which proved to be very fortuitous. As I set off North to Salt Lake City and started the climb to the pass overhead traffic warning advised bad conditions and snow. After a sandstorm I was a little skeptical, how wrong I was. The strong winds were blowing snow from the mountain down the pass and at times there were white out conditions and traffic moved very slowly. With all lights on and emergency flashers it was a very torturous journey with many vehicles decending sliding off the road and in various states of damage. The decent from Soldier Summit was very treacherous and again many accidents and incidents of bad driving.
As I entered Spanish Fork, on the southern side of Salt Lake City, vehicles were sliding on icy roads and shunts were commonplace. At this point I noticed a small Shopping Mall on the right and pulled in away from the mahem. That day there were 560 reported accidents in the area. (See Photos)
After 10" snow that night I set of early North on I15 through into Idaho. Conditions were getting colder as I headed north. Entering Montana a continued North to Butte northeast on I90 to Missoula. Tht night my extenal thermometers recorded -30 deg out of the wind. It was bitterly cold and despite the central heating being on full I was very cold.
Early the next morning I headed west to Washington State and Spokane and was pleased to get some heat and warm food into my body. A very long tough journey that I would not care to repeat.
