Bad decision

We decided to finish our work on this borehole. To do this, we had to stay there until night. It was a bad decision. We expected to return home following our tires prints, which were clearly visible in the deep snow. In addition, the lights at the livestock farm about seven kilometers from us served as a guide. It soon began to snow storm and in 5 minutes later our previous tires prints completely disappeared and visibility reduced to 10 meters. I reduced tyre pressure upto 8.5 psi (0.6 at) and drove very slowly. It only seems that the steppe is a flat surface. There are often deep ravines with steep slopes and other obstacles. Sometimes the truck would lurch more and more to right or port side. Therefore, I had to include the rear gear to get back on a level surface. It was useless to go out and see what was the matter, as the snow was knee-deep and more. Decided to stop and spend the night on some elevated place, where snow was smaller. And it was the right decision.

Kazakh steppes. Winter, 1978

Done