We were up early this morning because we knew we were facing driving towards another winter storm. The area we traveled through in south central Missouri was really spectacular with the morning sun shining through all the ice clinging to the trees along the route. It made for quite a sight. I am not particularly good at documenting my travels or taking photos in general. When I drive, I am a little extra focused on making time and arriving at the destination. I take in sights as I go, but rarely stop to take photos. In this case, I was also trying to beat the storm predicted to hit Oklahoma City today. We didn’t quite get that accomplished, as we caught the storm on the section of I-44 between Tulsa and OKC. Honestly, I’ve driven in worse snowstorms in my life. The snow was not really accumulating on the road, and we were able to make decent time. There was probably about 2" of icy snow on the ground in OKC once we arrived - an annoyance but not crippling.

I had one minor mishap. While driving down a driveway into the street after going through a fast food drive-thru, the rack carrying my CT 125 hit the ground. The angle of the street runoff channel was a little too steep. The bike and rack are still there, but there may be a slight bend somewhere. I will have to look into that before we leave Sat. morning. We are staying in OKC for two nights so I could have a day off from driving (I do all of it). We had thought to travel around the city and see a sight or two, but the weather may preclude that. The city itself may be shut down somewhat due to weather.

Winter traveling has its drawbacks. Apart from the weather, the days are shorter, and since I don’t much care for driving in the dark anymore, we have to arrive at our destination before dark. Then, once it’s dark, the motivation to go out to eat is lost because we don’t truly know where we’re going. Our Grubhub experience was so bad in terms of price that we’re not doing that again. So today it looks like microwaved dinners bought from the hotel minimart in the lobby. The upside is no traffic and quiet hotels. We are trying not to be in a rush and stay relaxed, but the shorter days do add a little to the stress. Maybe there’s a good movie on TV.