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| Some of the joys of winter driving in the mountains |
Dave chaining up his USF Reddaway Freightliner FLD on top of Cabbage |
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| Here is one of the KWs chaining on Snoqualmie Pass the other night. Heading eastbound at "The 47" as we call it referring to where the chainup area is. There are also chainup areas at 45 and on a bad night 34! |
Here is the other shot of the KW with chains. |
A shot showing why it's the 47 and the overhead reader board that most people never get to see! |
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| Here are a couple guys chaining up. That is my friend Ken with the Reddaway truck. Near Pendleton, OR |
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| Here are some more shots from Pendleton, OR and Cabbage Hill yesterday! |
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| Here are some shots I took while climbing Cabbage. You can't see how steep it is but look for the trucks off in the distance. It's about 7 miles to the top! |
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| Here is when I chained the second time on Cabbage and when I took them off in the freezing rain and wind about 70 miles later. Check out the chuncks of ice hanging on the trailers! |
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| Dave has just finished chaining up on Cabbage Hill |
UPS Freight Volvo chaining up on top of Cabbage Hill |
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| Here is a former Motor Cargo tractor at the westbound chain up area for Snoqualmie Pass. This is at mile post 56. |
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| UPS Mack Vision's chaining up on Cabbage Hill along I-84. |
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| Watkins chained up at Gold Creek chain up area on I-90 in freezing rain storm. 1/16/05 |
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| Here is a blast from the past! When was the last time you saw a Transtar II with a truck and trailer setup?! This was when taking the chains off at the "47" on the westbound side. |
More chain-up pictures of Dave's FLD |
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| More chain-up pictures of Dave's FLD |
Last shot I took today (02/23/2007) before heading over the hill! |
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| Yellow team tractor from AQE |
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| Chain-up time |
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| Here are some chain photos from the last week. This side shot of my set was at the top of Cabbage Hill. |
Oak Harbor set was taken at Easton, WA on I-90 this morning (December 15, 2007). |
My set was taken at Easton, WA on I-90 this morning (December 15, 2007). |