Ice Road Bloggers & Duck Farts

Hey! It's my first post. I just returned from a trip to Wyoming with the Utah Symphony. We had a two day tour to Lander and Pinedale. Thursday we drove from SLC to Lander. It is a 300 mile trip but it took us quite a while. It was snowing in SL when we left and we got stuck behind the plows in Parley's Canyon and were limited to 35 MPH. The roads in Wyoming can be quite treacherous. Just north of Rock Springs, on US 191 the wind was blowing snow so hard, we could barely see the lines on the road, and it wasn't even actually snowing. The roads up there are commonly closed due to icy roads, blowing snow and high winds. It stays so cold that the roads get coated in ice and packed snow that doesn't melt. The plows only plow the loose snow and put down sand. Salt would just create a more dangerous situation. Devon has some pictures that I will be posting shortly. 

Thursday night we had a concert in Lander which went well. Afterwards several of us hung out in the hotel bar were the house gave us all "THE Wyoming drink" A Duck Fart. (3/4 oz. Kahlua, 3/4 oz. Bailey's, 3/4 oz. Crown Royal) It's actually really good. So good in fact, I picked up the ingredients in Evanston on the way home.

Friday morning, after the road out of Lander was finally reopened (it was closed all night long), we headed out for Pinedale. We had an education concert in the afternoon and another concert 

that evening. Followed by a several hour visit to the local smokey bar (AKA The Lazy Contractor Bar, more on that in a later post).

The return trip today was un-eventful, despite loading up on out-of-state beer for Devon and discounted liquor for me.

Chip