Today started out in Wyoming. We left early this a.m. heading into Utah. We arrived in Salt Lake City and headed for a Costco. We purchased Nancy new sunglasses as she left her good pair in her motorcycle back in Estero. Bought a chicken for lunch and ate it in the parking lot.
The terrain in Utah is different than Wyoming. Just didn't think it would be so different. The rock outcroppings are neat. Really hard to explain. We stopped at a rest area and took Charley out. She tried to make friends with the prairie dogs but they just hid when she got close. The rest area was really nice and it was good just to get out of the rv.
Left Salt Lake City heading west. Hoped to make the Bonneville Salt Flats. Just outside of Salt Lake City the road is straight and flat and we did make good time. We saw the Great Salt Lake. It is huge, much larger than I had imagined it to be. There seems to be a dike around the lake and the swamp area around the lake is full of salt deposits. All along the road to the salt flats were deposits of salt. It was like looking at snow all along the road. When we get to the salt flats we get out and walk around. You can actually walk on the salt flats, it would be like walking along the shoreline of the gulf where the water had just receded. The area is vast and the salt is slightly damp. We all walked down to the salt flats and Charley had a hard time figuring out what it was. (After all most of the time we take her for walks she finds real grass)
Anyhow after our side trip we got back on the road and made it to Elko, NV. Tonight is just a stopover with us continuing on tomorrow. We hope to make it to Reno tomorrow.
We had such a different day, with all the salt deposits along the road. The mountains we could see behind the salt flats we saw for at least 50 miles. The area is so vast, and when we hit the state line into Nevada it was like the salt flats disappeared and the mountains came back.
Talked with son, Jeff today. The salt flats is somewhere he has not been. Wow, we beat him somewhere, imagine that.
The terrain in Utah is different than Wyoming. Just didn't think it would be so different. The rock outcroppings are neat. Really hard to explain. We stopped at a rest area and took Charley out. She tried to make friends with the prairie dogs but they just hid when she got close. The rest area was really nice and it was good just to get out of the rv.
Left Salt Lake City heading west. Hoped to make the Bonneville Salt Flats. Just outside of Salt Lake City the road is straight and flat and we did make good time. We saw the Great Salt Lake. It is huge, much larger than I had imagined it to be. There seems to be a dike around the lake and the swamp area around the lake is full of salt deposits. All along the road to the salt flats were deposits of salt. It was like looking at snow all along the road. When we get to the salt flats we get out and walk around. You can actually walk on the salt flats, it would be like walking along the shoreline of the gulf where the water had just receded. The area is vast and the salt is slightly damp. We all walked down to the salt flats and Charley had a hard time figuring out what it was. (After all most of the time we take her for walks she finds real grass)
Anyhow after our side trip we got back on the road and made it to Elko, NV. Tonight is just a stopover with us continuing on tomorrow. We hope to make it to Reno tomorrow.
We had such a different day, with all the salt deposits along the road. The mountains we could see behind the salt flats we saw for at least 50 miles. The area is so vast, and when we hit the state line into Nevada it was like the salt flats disappeared and the mountains came back.
Talked with son, Jeff today. The salt flats is somewhere he has not been. Wow, we beat him somewhere, imagine that.
3 comments:
I like the pictures,,,,looks like you are having a great trip..
gordon
Love that you posted pictures! Too cool!!!! Glad to see you are enjoying the trip!
I think that southern Utah has the most beautiful scenery of all the states. Even when you are not in a Nat'l Park, there is a view around every curve! Hope you hit Zion, Bryce, Arches etc,, etc,,
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