I came across this photo a few weeks ago and it brought a memory of a cold winter travel to my mind. In the winter of 2011, I packed a bag for the week and headed to Wisconsin with a friend of mine. We ended up leaving late in the day and instead of reaching a half-way point to our arrival point we drove a few hours and rested in Missouri.

The next day we drove. Having not been a fan of energy drinks I found myself drinking them later in the evening as we approached our destination. It was snowing lightly and my temperature gauge was showing a chilly temperature of 28 degrees in the car.

Frankly, I am not a fan of driving at night due to having seemingly a bad sense of direction even with a GPS. The cold didn't seem to be a worry as the heat was cranked up in the vehicle.

People say that accidents occur most likely in your home, areas of convenience, or your comfort zone.. My story wasn't much different. At around 8pm while I was crossing a bridge a semi was approaching me. This didn't seem to worry me as I was passing a bridge. However, a small animal crossed the road. Quickly, I had to make a decision and with it being slick the animal was struck.

The humor in the situation was limping the car to the nearest police station so that I could get a report for my insurance. Unknowingly, I walked out in under freezing temperatures in a short sleeved shirt due to having been in the warm car for the second part of the trip... The officer quickly thought I was drunk due to my attire and after some weird questions she did the report and I was able to limp the car to my destination.

I'm sure that policeman had a story to tell with others about the traveling walking out of his car in short sleeves... And I definitely had a story to tell due to seeing bigger obstacles after the collision.... a moose..