Wind!!

[Chamberpains]

Ya, it was tough that 1 day. I faced that wind for about 500 miles straight once daylight broke. Every turn I took brought me right in to the wind. Every wind turbine was facing with me and every blade of grass, corn stalk and bush was leaned toward me non stop.

I contemplated tucking in behind a van trailer to break up the wind. But every single one of them were hammering 65 mph+. I couldn't and definitely didn't want to keep up with them. It was also snowing i35 in MN till about Mitchell SD. I keep a long following distance in rain and snow so it wasn't an option even if I found another slow roller like myself.

The most success I had was waiting for night when the winds calmed down.

I think I would've preferred to be heavy. Gravity and momentum would've help more on the down hills. Being light, the wind was able to over come my weight and force me to actually drive down hill.