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We have covered almost 2100 miles by the end of Day 6 on this cross country drive. That leaves us another 1200 miles to cover before we could reach New York.

The drive through Nebraska had been very nice. The bright sunshine with low cross winds and the almost flat drive across Nebraska made it a very comfortable drive. We were able to maintain an average speed of between 85 mph to 90 mph for most of the time. I-80 however had road work for about 10 miles at the eastern end of Nebraska close to Omaha which slowed us down to about 50 mph for a short while.

Sand Desert in Nebraska @ photoduniya.com

This image was taken on hand held Nikon D200 while driving. I shall post more on the trip and images on the Travel section of photoduniya.com.

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These images were taken on hand held Nikon D200 mostly while driving. I shall post more on the drive on photoduniya.com later.

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It’s day 4 of our trip and it was nice to lay in the bed till noon and get back much of the sleep. We finally made out to the open at about noon and surprised to see the sun peeking through the clouds. Our first drive was a quick one to a pull-out on the WY-22 pass, about 10 miles from Jackson Hole. I wanted to take some vista pictures that i had in mind from driving into Jackson Hole the night before.

Jackson Hole in winter @ photoduniya.com

A lot of my images are done while driving, sometimes at 90 mph, and thus bound to be less sharp. But having a wide angle definitely helps in reducing the shake. The windshield is not often crystal clear, especially in winter with all the rain and the dust sticking to it. I hope to clear out the images in photoshop later.

Jackson Hole on WY-22 in winter @ photoduniya.com

We meandered the afternoon in the quaint town of Wilson and downtown Jackson Hole. The small community here celebrates new year with the festivities of July 4th. With fireworks and food in a small park close to the Jackson Hole hospital. It’s about 6:15 PM Mountain time now, we are tucked in our rooms, getting ready for the New Year’s broadcast on ABC and sleeping the night off for a long 650 miles drive to Laramie, WY tomorrow. The temperature had been about 16 degrees Fahrenheit for most of the day and is expected to be -2 degrees Fahrenheit during the night.

Downtown Jackson Hole ushering in 2008 @ photoduniya.com

More images will be uploaded on the Travel section of Photoduniya.com. To all my readers, best wishes for a happy new year 2008!

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After a snowy night before (day 2) and a morning with snow, gusty winds and rain in Salt Lake City, UT, we were slightly agitated by thoughts of road closures. And not having any planned and programmed map, while added to the sense of adventure, also became quite a challenge.

I-15N about 30 miles from Sale Lake City @ photoduniya.com

Taking I-15 north from Salt Lake City, UT for about 215 miles we reached Idaho Falls by 3:30 PM Mountain Time. But to our dismay, route 26 that is to take us all the way to Jackson Hole was closed! We met to road faring ladies in a small pit stop where the board hang saying that we cannot go any further on Route 26 to Jackson. They gave us a new route – to head 40 miles further on Route 20 East and take 33 East to Wyoming. And we did! By the time we reached the pass on Route 33 it was 5:30 PM Mountain time. The sun has just about set and the snow is just starting.

I-15N in Utah about 100 miles from Idaho Falls @ photoduniya.com

Luckily, the pass, though icy, had just opened after a few days of closure due to heavy snow falls, and there was no sign for snow chains yet! We reached Jackson Hole by 6:15 PM Mountain time and moved into the cozy Painted Bear Inn. While I am writing this at 8:50 PM, we returned to our hotel after a hearty dinner at the local Bubba’s, it’s 17 degrees Farenheit now and the weather report shows heavy snow tomorrow.

While I shall write in detail about this trip later on photoduniya, Iam posting a few images from today. The second image was taken handheld while driving through the windshield.

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We are on the second day of our cross country winter drive, from California on the West US coast, to New York in the East US coast. It is a total distance of about 3,000 miles, with a minor diversion to Jackson, WY. The map below shows the over driving map.

We have crossed California into Reno, NV on Day 1 and we’ve reached Salt Lake City, UT on Day 2. As I write, it is snowing here and more is to come tomorrow morning as we head out north to Jackson, WY.

 Day 2 snowing in Salt Lake City @ photoduniya.com

Since our hotels have not been booked in advance, we are checking in at any location as fits the situation and the time. I shall elaborate the drive later, but wanted to keep my readers posted on my trip and the location.

Day 1 in Reno, NV in winter @ photoduniya.com

It just started to snow and the flakes were big enough to be caught by the flash light. But that did not stop the new year revelers from trying their luck at the slots. I am carrying only my Nikon D200 and a wide angle lens. I do not have any other lenes or even an additional flash. However, I am able to make a few stops en-route to photograph as much as possible. I shall post the images in subsequent updates.

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to all!