Golden Byways

The deep yellow leaves on poplar trees lining the water courses in the mountain canyons and the wide valleys of our route glowed brilliantly for most of our drive today!

Then there was the wind! Before heading south, we had to drive west from Great Falls into a brisk SW wind that prevailed all day. There were times when the winds seemed co-operative and almost quiet, then about 50 km/30 m north of our final destination, Idaho Falls ID, we experienced gusts to 70 kph/45 mph that caused us to slow our pace and then, because of very limited visibility from blowing dust, we were reduced to a crawl.

We learned later from other travellers that Interstate15 had been closed at some point due to the weather and traffic was redirected. Not sure if, or when, it will reopen.

I-15: Road closed.

ALERT -- 10/21/22 2:37pm -- I-15 is closed north of Idaho Falls Between Exit 128: Osgood Road and Exit 135 (4 to 6 miles south of the Roberts area). High winds and blowing dust have created unsafe conditions. Please monitor 511.idaho.gov or the 511 app for updates. the National Weather Service expects winds to decrease around 6:0pm today.