("Matt Barrow" wrote)
[snip]
If that turbulence had not awakened my, I would have hit somewhere around
Blanca Peak at the 10,500 foot mark. Later, I plotted my poistion and
route
on the sections to set exactly what my situation had been. If not quite
there, Blanca Peak is surrounded by three other peaks that soar above the
14,000 foot mark. If had been more extreme, it might have caused and upset
that I could not have recoverd from coming out of a state of sleep.
Passibly, the sun in my eyes also kicked me a bit.


On the plus side, we would have had a lively discussion here on the
newsgroups as to what might have happened. g

Glad it worked out for you - understatement!

Have done something similar (years ago in a friend's Geo Metro) - heading
east into the morning sun after an all-night drive ...yawning ...then snow
piling up over the hood. I put it in the grass (deep snow) median between
freeway lanes on I-94 in Wisconsin. 500 more feet and I would have hit
something possibly unsurvivable.

Falling asleep and veering off the shoulder, to the right, would have been
very bad - steep bank. I "tobogganed" that Geo in at the only possible place
on that stretch of road where it wouldn't damage the car, or me. Tow truck
yanked it out and I continued my journey, WIDE AWAKE with a healthy shot of
....Doh!

Sometimes it seems as if luck has some added help, doesn't it?


Montblack