This guy doesn't have a clue. He'll probably wind up as a dispatcher, "sure you've got plenty of time to get from El Paso to Seattle. Two days oughta do ya!''
I went through this exact area at night in October 2021, and at the beginning of US 6 it was raining pretty hard, but as the elevation went up the rain turned to snow and eventually it was complete white out conditions and pitch black outside. It was the absolute scariest drive of my life, but I powered through just praying that I wouldn’t accidentally go off the side of a cliff. Eventually a trucker passed me and it was such a relief because I knew their headlights were much brighter than mine and that they likely had a more advanced GPS system, so I just followed right behind the trucker and they got me safely through the storm and I am so grateful for that trucker and that I made it out safely
I absolutely do that myself. Now & then on I-40 from Albuquerque to Grants, NM. Winterly months anyways. On my end, very wise decision to do. (following a semi. so what, even at a slower pace!) 👍🙏
Hey everyone, aren't you all glad there are more RIDING SHOTGUN videos up and running. Just gives us more to watch. Thanks Mike for taking the time to edit and work through these videos to give us something so well done... WELL DONE. 77 balmy degrees here in Thornton this afternoon. Someone just flipped the switch. Enjoy your break. We will see you later. STILL LOOKIN FOR THE CHICKN.!!!
You say you're light, but your following distance on a wet road is 2 seconds or less! Sadly you're not the only one, glad I am retired from 30 years of driving with no accidents.
I saw that too! I try to keep 3 seconds behind anyone in front of me especially in weather like this. People traveling on I-75 going through Dayton, OH have accidents all the time, and "tailgating and traveling too close are the major reasons for the majority of accidents." However, that said, I really enjoy riding shotgun over many of the roads I've traveled at one time or another in my life time. Keep up the good work!
Hello Mike, sitting on this Sunday afternoon watching your video and enjoying the rain and listening to you talk I love your voice it is so calming. Be careful and stay safe.
MMM, I really enjoy riding shotgun with you. Especially today as I love storms. I, also, enjoy your comments, especially when you share driving rules, regs, and experiences. from wherever you're at. Thanks for the ride. Signed, Arm Chair Mike. 🤓
Just glad you're back. Nice weather. No matter how many terrible drivers challange you I notice you retain your professionalism, deliver the load AND entertain us while doing it. Appreciate it.
Hi Mike! I just recently discovered your channel. Really appreciate your Riding Shotgun videos. They're very scenic, educational and entertaining. Thanks for posting and keep safe out on the road.
I live by Mt. Pleasant, Utah on 89, just south of Spanish Fork Canyon...I wanted to tell you a story about the canyon, and a sad thing that happened some years back.. Just as you were coming out of the narrows and hitting the 4 lane, there is a small mountain community to your right, as you head east...Three teenage girls, 2 sisters and a friend, were on the RR tracks close to that community...They were in the middle of both sets of tracks, standing upright..Two trains going in the opposite direction caught them and they were sucked underneath the trains..It was horrible, they had a small memorial there but I have not noticed it lately... Sorry to tell you that, but I am sure you will remember the story the next time you pass by..My wife is from Canon City, Co and we have lived there for years, on the back road to Cripple creek...I enjoy your humor and your attitude towards the govt, I feel the same way..Keep on a Truckin' -Ron Wood (Gold Star father)
@@ronwood7155 Yes I heard that Ron to bad! We still haul some loads there sometimes but nothing like we used to though. Right after the mud slide in 1983 we hauled corn ,milo, and Soybean from a rail siding in Spanish Fork next to the old sugar beet factory. Because of the rail road track got washed out at Thistle. they had no way of getting the grain cars to the feed mill in Moroni. We did that for 2 or 3 years until the feed mill bought there own trucks.
This Highway is so dangerous! My sis was killed in a spring storm just like this on this very Hwy in 2003. Stay safe everyone! Always make sure you have the proper tires!
Drove East and West 4 passes per week to Laredo, starting in Ogden, over this same road. The time lapse just at 4 years. You never know what's ahead. Be safe thanks for great video.
This is the route between the Wasatch front and I-70. This is the way we go to Moab, There is always a lot of truck traffic on this road. A trucker saved me from hitting a deer I did not see in the middle of the night when he slammed on his brakes and sounded his horn as I was passing him. I slammed on my brakes and just avoided the deer as it darted in front of us. Thanks to whoever you were.
Hi Mike, thank you for another awesome ride!! I just hope you don't have any runs taking you through the tornado country. Can't wait to hear how the grandkids like the new house. I hope you all are all settled in now and able to relax and enjoy it. You stay safe out there and give the grandkids extra hugs!
Be careful driving highway 6. But that's cool cuz I live in price utah and you go right through it on highway 6. God Bless You and thanks for trucking goods to us all.
Spanish Fork canyon has a lot of history to it. It's a beautiful drive in the summer. Been through there many times. Research what happened to the town of Thistle. It's amazing what happened to it!
My grandfather was a heavy equipment operator on the crew that worked to excavate the slide and get the river flowing again... he has some pretty neat pictures of what they were doing up there.
Watching from Australia, my day off, and enjoy your trip, it's like I'm the passenger lol, and ready to go to sleep. Keep up the good work and take care.
Hope you are well. If and when I ever travel outside the USA again. I only have two destinations I dream of visiting. One, japan.. essentially because it's the closest thing to a different planet..lol And two, Australia. I've met many Australians. Every one of them were incredibly smart and compassionate people. One in particular changed my outlook on life forever. Met him at a bar the day after my father died. Spoke with me for several hours. Gave me a hug and pulled me out of a bad place. Man had a way of seeing things that I've never experienced. Basically, one man helped me to accept my father's death over a few beers. That is not a thing that occurs often.lol Im sure that australia has its fair share of messed up people, just as we do here...But as far as I'm concerned, you are all great people.
Watching from the Philippines. I have been across those roads a few times years back and do not miss the snow and ice at all.. I love the scenery up through there though.
One thing I hated more than anything about being on the road was when people **just had** to pass me, and then when they see a cop in the median, they slam on their brakes - it's all I could do to keep from running into the back of them.
Really enjoy your videos. I’m a truck driver, I normally stay east of the Mississippi. Every now and then I will get a Texas Load. I was stationed at Fort Carson for a few years. Colorado is absolutely Beautiful. Wishing you Safe Travels. Keep the dirty side down. Lol
Same here. I was unsubscribed when I finally found you again. I was quite surprised. Could UA-cam have done that? Why? Glad to be riding with you again.
I love your whipers. I like how they stuck randomly, that's so funny to see. But eyes on the road, not the whipers! It's always interesting to see how somebody drive through a storm. Or just some rainy clouds. It literally pop up in a few seconds and is over in the same time and it lokks like there wasn't any storm or rain/snow.
If I watch the dramatically weather changes you driving thru and same time looking at your youtube name then REO Speewagon's Song: Ridin' the Storm Out comes back to my mind. Have a safe ride, sir. and thx for sharing your road trips with us. Sincerely yours; Uncle Guenter from SW-Germany
Hats of to you driver for passing on a four-wheeler towing some kind of canoes on a solid double-yellow line @ 41:28. I like your controlled aggressiveness. Reminded me on my good-old Interstate and Highway driving days with RV's and motorhomes. Because once I set my cruise control On nothing could slow me down, except cops hiding on some bushes or behind a billboard. Thanks to my hyper sensitive radar detector. I can see them way ahead of time. Safe driving out there and thanks for showing!
Spanish Fork, UT is south of American Fork, UT. Same county but about 20 miles south. Beautiful area, given that it's home to me. (We're from American Fork (AF to us who live there)). Thanks for sharing this drive.
Seeing your video a little late; bit so glad your able to handle your weather change there. Watch the videos when they come on utube. Bye for now sometimes late seeing them.
I am a Pennsylvania Native and my few drives through Utah were always filled with this exact issue back in 00's. It would be 50 at Richfield where 70 and 15 and go down the road a ways pass all the Virgin River signs and suddenly is snowing. Stop and the gas station said hey its 6000 feet ..lol it was a gradual climb thanks
This is the video I’ve been hoping for Mike. In this one,you’ve shown me the exit from southbound I-15 to eastbound Hwy 6 and the In and out burger I’ll be stopping at. This will be my first time eating a burger from that chain and am looking forward to it. Myself and 3 other Corvettes will be making this trip from Calgary Alberta Canada to Glenwood Springs next summer. Hopefully all this covid crap is under control by then. I’ve been hoping for footage of the exit ramp from 15 to 6 and today I’ve seen it. Thanks Mike !!
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Dude, you’re a dangerous driver. The tailgating and speeding. Good lord.
This guy doesn't have a clue. He'll probably wind up as a dispatcher, "sure you've got plenty of time to get from El Paso to Seattle. Two days oughta do ya!''
I went through this exact area at night in October 2021, and at the beginning of US 6 it was raining pretty hard, but as the elevation went up the rain turned to snow and eventually it was complete white out conditions and pitch black outside. It was the absolute scariest drive of my life, but I powered through just praying that I wouldn’t accidentally go off the side of a cliff. Eventually a trucker passed me and it was such a relief because I knew their headlights were much brighter than mine and that they likely had a more advanced GPS system, so I just followed right behind the trucker and they got me safely through the storm and I am so grateful for that trucker and that I made it out safely
I absolutely do that myself. Now & then on I-40 from Albuquerque to Grants, NM. Winterly months anyways. On my end, very wise decision to do. (following a semi. so what, even at a slower pace!) 👍🙏
Hey everyone, aren't you all glad there are more RIDING SHOTGUN videos up and running. Just gives us more to watch. Thanks Mike for taking the time to edit and work through these videos to give us something so well done... WELL DONE. 77 balmy degrees here in Thornton this afternoon. Someone just flipped the switch. Enjoy your break. We will see you later. STILL LOOKIN FOR THE CHICKN.!!!
@@Linda2 AT SNOW HE IS NOT GRAND?
You say you're light, but your following distance on a wet road is 2 seconds or less! Sadly you're not the only one, glad I am retired from 30 years of driving with no accidents.
I saw that too! I try to keep 3 seconds behind anyone in front of me especially in weather like this. People traveling on I-75 going through Dayton, OH have accidents all the time, and "tailgating and traveling too close are the major reasons for the majority of accidents." However, that said, I really enjoy riding shotgun over many of the roads I've traveled at one time or another in my life time. Keep up the good work!
I did this route to Grand Junction CO for years. Into the canyon. I will say they do keep the roads good up soldier summit. Thanks for the ride.
Hello Mike, sitting on this Sunday afternoon watching your video and enjoying the rain and listening to you talk I love your voice it is so calming. Be careful and stay safe.
MMM, I really enjoy riding shotgun with you. Especially today as I love storms. I, also, enjoy your comments, especially when you share driving rules, regs, and experiences. from wherever you're at. Thanks for the ride. Signed, Arm Chair Mike. 🤓
I’m having a bad day. Thanks for posting your video. A life saver.
Hope everything’s alright man. Life’s tough, my uncle passed yesterday, I’m tired but we can do this
@@Drayelam21 so sorry about your uncle. Take care.
That's really coming down like the Gulf Coast where we are near. Thanks for posting.
I love the rain as shotgun but as driver it gets stressful. Great ending on clear road. TY. MMM. God bless you!
Just glad you're back. Nice weather. No matter how many terrible drivers challange you I notice you retain your professionalism, deliver the load AND entertain us while doing it. Appreciate it.
Hi Mike! I just recently discovered your channel. Really appreciate your Riding Shotgun videos. They're very scenic, educational and entertaining. Thanks for posting and keep safe out on the road.
Thanks for the shotgun ride., I love the snowy rides the best. As always, I enjoyed it.....Take care Mike
Mike I hope everything is ok with you . We miss you . You are our escape from life .. please come back soon ..
I agree with Linda-- I so look forward to riding, enjoying the scenery and the stories. I hope you
are OK,
Agree been two weeks now, hope you're okay, caring followers want to know, 😏
I agree! Two weeks is uncommon! Hope all is well!
@@kerryjacobson5465 I agree 😩
Another awesome one Mike! You're the best! Stay safe. See you soon.
Nothing like that hard rain.....and changing road conditions....and the fight of traffic....carry on
Thanks for staying calm and collected about their well appreciated
Be careful out there brother. Did that job for 28 years. Still have several friends who still drive
You gotta give truckers respect they go through hell so we can keep on living thank you truckers 👍
Your welcome 😀
Thanks mmm that was a busy highway. Be safe out there peace!!!
A nice restful video with the rain falling against the windshield - I'm just glad I'm not driving in it! Thanks Mike
Got to the end, following your WONKY WIPERS to a nice Moonrise and PEACE! Thanks Mike.
Hi from Australia, enjoyed the ride..
My husband likes to watch your videos keep'em comin
I live by Mt. Pleasant, Utah on 89, just south of Spanish Fork Canyon...I wanted to tell you a story about the canyon, and a sad thing that happened some years back.. Just as you were coming out of the narrows and hitting the 4 lane, there is a small mountain community to your right, as you head east...Three teenage girls, 2 sisters and a friend, were on the RR tracks close to that community...They were in the middle of both sets of tracks, standing upright..Two trains going in the opposite direction caught them and they were sucked underneath the trains..It was horrible, they had a small memorial there but I have not noticed it lately... Sorry to tell you that, but I am sure you will remember the story the next time you pass by..My wife is from Canon City, Co and we have lived there for years, on the back road to Cripple creek...I enjoy your humor and your attitude towards the govt, I feel the same way..Keep on a Truckin' -Ron Wood (Gold Star father)
What a Sad story.
Tell the story about Thistle!
Ron I know where MT Pleasant is I used to haul a lot of feed to Moroni feed mill for the turkey production there.
@@lorenlieder9789 My farm is close to Moroni.. The Turkey industry took a slam some years back, it never has regained it's former glory...
@@ronwood7155 Yes I heard that Ron to bad! We still haul some loads there sometimes but nothing like we used to though. Right after the mud slide in 1983 we hauled corn ,milo, and Soybean from a rail siding in Spanish Fork next to the old sugar beet factory. Because of the rail road track got washed out at Thistle. they had no way of getting the grain cars to the feed mill in Moroni. We did that for 2 or 3 years until the feed mill bought there own trucks.
This Highway is so dangerous! My sis was killed in a spring storm just like this on this very Hwy in 2003. Stay safe everyone! Always make sure you have the proper tires!
Thanks for the ride along❗️Some tough driving conditions.
Love the difference in the weather down here on the gulf coast bright and sunny. Till the next time drive safe
My Dad always said that here in Utah,
if it's not raining or smowing, the wind
will be blowing...
Saw the lightning flash in the rain turning to snow.
Thank you for filming and posting
Good video of rain turning to snow with thunder and lightning
Can confirm. If it isn’t raining or snowing. There usually is a mild breeze or aggressive wind storm
Bro I watch and listen to your videos is cool how it’s relaxing Iam a Driver as will be I like to see what my fellow Drivers deal with be safe bro
Drove East and West 4 passes per week to Laredo, starting in Ogden, over this same road. The time lapse just at 4 years. You never know what's ahead.
Be safe thanks for great video.
Just did that road ourselves 5 days ago. Lovely area with interesting geological features.
This is the route between the Wasatch front and I-70. This is the way we go to Moab, There is always a lot of truck traffic on this road. A trucker saved me from hitting a deer I did not see in the middle of the night when he slammed on his brakes and sounded his horn as I was passing him. I slammed on my brakes and just avoided the deer as it darted in front of us. Thanks to whoever you were.
41:15 "Wonder if I am gonna need to chain?" 20 seconds later - "Wonder if I am gonna see any more snow today?"
That was an interesting ride!!
Hi Mike, thank you for another awesome ride!! I just hope you don't have any runs taking you through the tornado country. Can't wait to hear how the grandkids like the new house. I hope you all are all settled in now and able to relax and enjoy it. You stay safe out there and give the grandkids extra hugs!
I was so excited to drive a truck on the highway haha __ Very interesting video Thank you
Be careful driving highway 6. But that's cool cuz I live in price utah and you go right through it on highway 6. God Bless You and thanks for trucking goods to us all.
Spanish Fork canyon has a lot of history to it. It's a beautiful drive in the summer. Been through there many times. Research what happened to the town of Thistle. It's amazing what happened to it!
My grandfather was a heavy equipment operator on the crew that worked to excavate the slide and get the river flowing again... he has some pretty neat pictures of what they were doing up there.
Crazy what happened to the little town. You can still see little bits of homes buried in mud.
Watching from Australia, my day off, and enjoy your trip, it's like I'm the passenger lol, and ready to go to sleep.
Keep up the good work and take care.
Hope you are well. If and when I ever travel outside the USA again. I only have two destinations I dream of visiting. One, japan.. essentially because it's the closest thing to a different planet..lol
And two, Australia. I've met many Australians. Every one of them were incredibly smart and compassionate people. One in particular changed my outlook on life forever. Met him at a bar the day after my father died. Spoke with me for several hours. Gave me a hug and pulled me out of a bad place. Man had a way of seeing things that I've never experienced. Basically, one man helped me to accept my father's death over a few beers. That is not a thing that occurs often.lol
Im sure that australia has its fair share of messed up people, just as we do here...But as far as I'm concerned, you are all great people.
Watching from the Philippines. I have been across those roads a few times years back and do not miss the snow and ice at all.. I love the scenery up through there though.
Keep the hammer Down and keep it between the Ditches good buddy !!!!! 💯🇺🇸🦅🗽
I like your commentary with the video😊👍. Very helpful and enjoy to watch
Caught you early on Sunday afternoon Mike. Thanks be careful out there. PEACE!
I would be pulling off the road and parking in that kind of rain can't see where you're going
You should have a PA speaker mounted on the front of the truck connected to your
Connected to your CB
Loved the video....loved the snow!! Be ssfe,,
Goodness. I've been on that same stretch of highway and it is no joke - and I drove through it on clear day. Stay safe out there.
Hi from the uk,glad to be along for the ride👍😄👍😄👍
One thing I hated more than anything about being on the road was when people **just had** to pass me, and then when they see a cop in the median, they slam on their brakes - it's all I could do to keep from running into the back of them.
Yeah, best traffic control ever would be putting an inflatable cop car every 20 miles
Because the proselytized excuses for their existence is a bunch of lies,,,
I'm going to sleep tonite with this one. Thanks man happy trails stay safe.
Mike, thanks for the ride, stay safe.
I love rainy videos, great video.
Enjoyed my ride as always. Stay safe Mountain Man Mike!
Drove that route 3/6. It was sunny for me. I always stop at the rest stop on top and look at the turkeys. ✌🏼
Thanks Mike,
Nice drive, made the conditions and the traffic look easy.
Stay safe.
Dave, Sheffield UK
New subscriber . Thanks for taking me along ( I love to travel the highways )
Great driving. I have been waiting for relaxation highway video. I love your channels
Hello Mike, Genie and Jason from Helper Utah enjoying the ride. Thank you for letting us Ride Shogun. Stay Safe.
Amazing roads , landscapes and scenery 🏔🛣🚚 thank you 🙏- watching from Tokyo 🎌
Nothing more fun than running through thundersnow!!! Get it here once in awhile, and love it!!!
Love the riding stay safe
Really enjoy your videos. I’m a truck driver, I normally stay east of the Mississippi. Every now and then I will get a Texas Load. I was stationed at Fort Carson for a few years. Colorado is absolutely Beautiful. Wishing you Safe Travels. Keep the dirty side down. Lol
Same here. I was unsubscribed when I finally found you again. I was quite surprised. Could UA-cam have done that? Why? Glad to be riding with you again.
Utah in the spring is dodgey lol In a storm on highway 6 is NO JOKE. Good work!
I love your whipers. I like how they stuck randomly, that's so funny to see.
But eyes on the road, not the whipers!
It's always interesting to see how somebody drive through a storm. Or just some rainy clouds.
It literally pop up in a few seconds and is over in the same time and it lokks like there wasn't any storm or rain/snow.
KEEP TRUCKIN BROTHER
i LOVE! Long Haul Truckers! THANKS! for sharing the ride!
Very nice video thank you my the little outing be safe 🙂
Wow, conditions really do change quickly there. 🙂❄👍
If I watch the dramatically weather changes you driving thru and same time looking at your youtube name then REO Speewagon's Song: Ridin' the Storm Out comes back to my mind. Have a safe ride, sir. and thx for sharing your road trips with us. Sincerely yours; Uncle Guenter from SW-Germany
You just went past my daughter's street that she lives on at 6:44!! Wooot!
Get in, buckle up, we’re going for a ride....
Hi might glad to see you in the truck and thanks for the scenery stay Safe
Probably seen all your snow driving at least twice. I do enjoy them all. Looking forward to new ones
Nice view I love the rain .
Hats of to you driver for passing on a four-wheeler towing some kind of canoes on a solid double-yellow line @ 41:28. I like your controlled aggressiveness. Reminded me on my good-old Interstate and Highway driving days with RV's and motorhomes. Because once I set my cruise control On nothing could slow me down, except cops hiding on some bushes or behind a billboard. Thanks to my hyper sensitive radar detector. I can see them way ahead of time. Safe driving out there and thanks for showing!
Hello Mike. 👍 thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful blessed day. Safe travels
Ok! I watched it all I want co driver pay + hazard pay now.🤑🥳
Greetings Mike, Just wanted to ask that you not forget your other road crew at Relaxation Highway, we miss you, thanks 🙏
Love that part of the drive
nice chunky rain day👍🏻🦆
Greatest Snow on Earth. ❄️😁⛄️
thanks for what you do sir
This is the best therapy for anyone anywhere.
Spanish Fork, UT is south of American Fork, UT. Same county but about 20 miles south. Beautiful area, given that it's home to me. (We're from American Fork (AF to us who live there)). Thanks for sharing this drive.
Hey Mike hopefully all is well missing your voice and videos hopefully you're doing more
Never seen a 3way highway thanks for the beautiful scenery
I guess you never been anywhere?
I love your voice riding shotgun
Those darn 4 wheelers~
Hi Mike mom an I miss traveling with you. It's good to see you again
Seeing your video a little late; bit so glad your able to handle your weather change there. Watch the videos when they come on utube. Bye for now sometimes late seeing them.
Great work, excellent video.
Hi Mike
Hope you are well love watching your videos waiting to see your next video
I want a in and out burger now!
I am a Pennsylvania Native and my few drives through Utah were always filled with this exact issue back in 00's. It would be 50 at Richfield where 70 and 15 and go down the road a ways pass all the Virgin River signs and suddenly is snowing. Stop and the gas station said hey its 6000 feet ..lol it was a gradual climb thanks
Good evenig Sir and many greetings from Germany Cologne ein Fan aus Krefeld. Rhein side Cologne
A good Video..
This is the video I’ve been hoping for Mike. In this one,you’ve shown me the exit from southbound I-15 to eastbound Hwy 6 and the In and out burger I’ll be stopping at. This will be my first time eating a burger from that chain and am looking forward to it.
Myself and 3 other Corvettes will be making this trip from Calgary Alberta Canada to Glenwood Springs next summer. Hopefully all this covid crap is under control by then. I’ve been hoping for footage of the exit ramp from 15 to 6 and today I’ve seen it. Thanks Mike !!
Don't know if you know but the lightening shows on the vid. Stay safe
Thanks be safe!!
hey, mike enjoying the ride with you on this hot 115' weather in Arizona 😂😂
Just ran across your videos good stuff I live in Spanish Fork Utah