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US Highway 27, south bound to Lubbock on Xmas Day |
I drove on this road less than 4 days ago. I was find with it for the most part, except when the highway would periodically disappear because the snow and the high winds would blanket the ground with white, I get petrified. I drove the 120 miles from Amarillo on this weather. After Lubbock, we ran out of US-27.
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Along US-84 towards Highway 20 |
We went onto state highway 84 towards US-20. There were ice in some places. At first, it was scary, then I got used to it. I still had to drive slower than usual, but on areas where the road was clear, I can go the speed limit. We made it to Lipan from Amarillo in less than 6 hours. I had fun watching the windmills which dotted along the way. At night, they are lit up with blinking red lights. They seem to cover the horizon. In daytime, even on a slippery road, they look wonderful.
I think I learned my lesson on winter traveling. Weather forecast can only do so much. This much snow as not predicted. Still, I cannot complain. December 24 was a perfect day for exploring the canyon we drove 900+ miles round-trip to see.
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