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Hi Rebecca, Treacherous as in the incident where I somehow managed to take a wrong turn in Pennsylvania, lol... I ended up on the side of a mountain, on a narrow road (to the north?) with nothing but a steep drop on the passenger side of the car. Considering I had a U-haul trailer attached to my car with everything and anything I could shove inside and the trailer was one axle with no inclination for anything beyond jack-knifing each time I tried to reverse it became a pretty strange situation. After trying to turn my wheel every direction possible I realized I needed help so I called the police. Lol... well it seemed I could not exactly explain my location. I got out of my car (in the pouring rain) and walked down the mountain road to the nearest cross over to give more specific directions. Not knowing if the police would be able to find me, I called AAA (which seemed like a long shot) and while talking with them the Chief of Police arrived with the city's emergency management director. It took them nearly three hours to get my car to safety. The weather actually was not bad and I made terrific time because I only stopped for gas and coffee and slept in a rest stop for about three hours. I admit to putting a little pedal to the metal but I have a stick shift so the mountains slowed me down quite a bit. Deborah >Hi Deb, > >welcome back! I take it the weather sometimes was bad? to make for those >two >"very long and treacherous days"? since having driven that route a number >of >times, I know in fair weather, the days are long and boring, and the risk >is only >from those who fall asleep while driving! Still, you made very good time >and >must have, erhem, been putting the pedal to the metal now and then... > >I'm glad you're settling in and that there are no 'skyscrappers' in Fort >Collins and >that the mountains and grasses once you reach Cheyenne are still that >beautiful >and intensely colored and the snowflakes still the soft drift of a hand. > >All the best to you in your new place/life, > >Rebecca