2K22 (EP 95) Interstate 84 in Oregon: La Grande to Baker City

[@aknightthatsaysnee5259]

2:56 One of only a couple of the most scariest moments in my life. I was an over the road truck driver, it was the dead of winter (2019-ish) late at night, and snow covered everything. Now the rest of the factors are my fault, I'll admit. Well, just at the rest area there was a State Trooper, but he was busy with somebody else. I was driving without snow chains. I came up to this hill as time stamped (same direction). The trucker lane was still under construction. I foolishly did not want to stop (the State Trooper being so close was a factor). So I went for it, I bogged down to no more than three or five mph, probably less, and I climbed. Fully loaded and heavy, too. I believe that actually helped, it gave me traction. I am and already was a believer in Jesus, but the fact that I actually made it, to this day, haunts me and confirms that I'm being watched over. It's a very sobering feeling. Fool that I was (am), I'm still cared for by God. I had a couple other similar experiences, but the Bible quote: Thou shall not test God (Matt 4:7) came to mind quite often. So after nine years and one month I've quit driving trucks, without hurting anyone or myself, thank God.

[@CrazyRFGuy]

The reason that passing lane got added to Ladd was because they had installed in road heaters years before. The contractor messed it up and the road shifted and broke them in the first year. It slowly was sliding off into the creek after that and it became an ecological issue. I was on 84 somewhere between Boise and Pendleton the day you filmed this.

[@ryanphillips8562]

What happened to the older video you did? The one with that cool lighting strike? And where can I see it?

[@mattwiser8406]

Another good one-and I'll echo the comment about the last time you were here and there was a Thunderstorm. Looking ahead to the drive to the Idaho Line. Next time you might want to keep your eyes peeled upstairs as well: AF and Navy tactical aircraft use the area for some of their low-level navigation training.

[@InterstateKyle]

Thanks Matt! That’s a cool fact, I didn’t see anything when I was passing through but it’s definitely cool to know they do that, I’ll see if I can spot something next time!

[@jefferyronson8950]

thanks for the ride along, nice looking country.

[@InterstateKyle]

Thank you!

[@travist.7279]

I remember hitchhiking by the interchange at 0:33 back in January of 1980. I was headed to Idaho Falls, to visit a friend at a Navy training base. It was overcast that day, and barely above freezing (but, I was dressed for it). I remember standing at that spot for over 2 hours, which was really unusual. I still have a Kodachrome slide that I shot at that spot.

[@dwood78part23]

The last time I watched a video of your drive in this area, it was a thunderstorm raging as you was driving! The Baker Valley is very nice looking. I'm hoping that the Sierra Valley is the same way when you finally post your video of CA 49 going through it.

[@tonylagergren5417]

What's weird about Interstate 84, is the fact that it goes almost due South in this part of it's routing.

[@InterstateKyle]

Interstate 82 suffers the same problem.

[@GaryGeat28]

Now you're in my neck of the woods (Baker City).

[@paulsheehan5010]

I-84 STARTS IN STURBRIDGE, MASS. TO END IN SCRANTON, PA. THEN PICKS UP AGAIN IN UTAH TO OREGON, WHY ISN'T THE I-84 SECTION FROM UTAH TO OREGON CALLED I-184?