Daily Summary for 12/26/2023

Big Rig Steve officially done for the day at 16:47 PST safely parked at 76 station near Lewiston, Idaho.

Title: Backroads of Eastern Washington

Big Rig Travels broadcast day began at 10:09 PST at Hermiston, Oregon on US 395.  BRS had just completed the drop and hook and was starting the new trip to a shipper in Lewiston, ID.

Welcome to Washington near Plymouth at 10:27 PST, soon after we passed through mass/weigh station, no issues.

BRS sang a Blue Bridge ditty as we drove over the bridge from Kennewick, WA to Pasco, WA at 11:02 PST.

We stopped at Loves at 11:11 PST in Pasco for fuel.

We then moved on to the back roads of eastern Washington and US 12.  Some of which were the Lewis and Clark Trail.

Near Prescott, WA at 12:21 PST, stopped at the Mullen Road pull out for a history lesson.

Through the downtown of Dayton, WA at 12:53 PST.

BRS drove through some beautiful scenery throughout the day.

“Small town, USA” at 13:37 PST as we drove through the town of Pomeroy, WA.  

Soon after we got another history lesson on Lewis and Clark near Pomeroy at 13:52 PST>

Stopped for more pictures near Clarkson, WA (look on Twitter X for a posted pic of this stop).

Welcome to Lewiston, Idaho at 14:45 PST.

Arrived at the shipper at 15:00 PST and learned we needed to go to another location where the trailer was, then learned we had a “glitch”.  We need to bring our empty trailer to the company yard and bobtail.  Camera was flipped to “British mode” at 15:44 PST after arrival at the terminal.  We then bobtail bobbed it back to the shipper.

16:23 PST BRS said “Let’s go” as we left the shipper with our new trailer.

BRS pointed out downtown Lewiston city Christmas light display at 16:34 PST.

Numbers:  574 miles 923 km to receiver on the backroads, a whole lot of “wiggling”, “a nice slow ride”.  We covered 196 miles 315 km rolling out of Oregon, through eastern Washington and just into Idaho.  8.5 mpg on this trip.  112 gallons to Platinum.  Delivery is 12/28 before midnight.

Clocks: 4:21 hours on 11 hr, 5:23 hours on 14 hr,  9:55 hours on 70 hr.  Gain back 5:27 hours tomorrow morning. 

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Another good day for Big Rig Travels.

Welcome to Idaho.

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