Mentor trip to Los Angeles

Post by Mick

My first mentor trip with Mike Nash down to L.A. and back went really well although the weather at times was pretty poor.
The choice to come over to Canada in winter was made with the weather in mind, as it would have been a massive shock to have a nice summer then get hit by stuff we hardly ever see in the UK, so I did my driver training in snow and ice, and then was out on the road driving at full pelt on snow covered highways.











The pictures above were taken at Idaho Falls truck stop (I think), where we had pulled in for the night.
The weather does not really stop people driving, but the American truckers seem to crawl along compared to the Canadians.

Thanks to Mike for the lessons and the laughs on the trip.

Mike leaning on the truck (don't know why!)

His usual pose with arms and legs crossed.

I could have taken this Sat Nav picture below, a long way back, but didn't realise how it looked at first.
The manoeuvre in 483 miles is not a turn, it's only a lane change LOL.



This flatdeck driver had his tractor fully chained up in the Dads truckstop, but we just powered on through all the snow and ice.









On the way back north we found that the Police had blocked the road at Dubois, so we had to pull off for a couple of hours while it was cleared and I had a chance to snap a few pictures.

The road prior to this had been solid ice and snow for hours and when you looked in the mirrors all you could see was a silver ribbon of ice behind the truck glinting in the sun.






All in all I had a great mentor trip with Mike, following a similar route to Javi, who managed to make some beautiful pictures in the canyons in Arizona/Nevada, which me and Mike travelled mainly at night.
Be sure to visit Javis blog to see the pictures by clicking here.

The main thing I noticed on my trip was the vastness of the landscape in every direction ...unbelievable!

Hopefully I will have a second mentor trip this weekend over the Rockies to Vancouver and back, then we (me and Cath) will roll together, and when we do get moving, she will be posting lots of pictures, and although her blog is not about the company I work for, I'm sure she will be happy to answer any questions from the women out there as we travel along.

Cath is not employed by the company so it will not be her business to comment about them or their methods, but if anyone wants any specific details about my job, please leave a comment and contact details.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all Caths readers, and our family and friends.