05-20-2007 - Finally On The Road.

Finally hit the road today - was supposed to camp in Kimball, Nebraska (after driving thru, glad I didn't), but left later than expected and decided to continue on to Cheyenne, Wyoming (by the time I got to Kimball it was already dark, and there were VERY strong winds). Overall a nice day to drive, but about 90 miles from the Wyoming border hit a really weird storm - on the left of the road was a huge dark purple storm with tons of lightning, on the right and in front was relatively clear, and in between was a big dust storm coming up off the fields due to all the wind. I'd say the tumbleweeds were well beyond tumbling - got so bad at one point I passed a semi which had gone of the side of the road and flipped on its side (the only emergency vehicle on scene was a lone ambulance, so it couldn't have happened much earlier). Anyway, in Cheyenne safe & sound, ready to hit the Tetons tomorrow.