Wyoming To Wendover, Westward Ho!

Wyoming is really amazing and different than other states. The high prairie was rolling but also quite flat. Some places looked mountainous like Colorado while others looked like a desert but with more groundcover and water I guess you just have to see it to understand.

I felt a very strong presence of the old West, especially the native Americans and the buffalo that once lived there in abundance. I could easily imagine how it must have felt to have lived there in the mid-19th century - it must have been amazing.

I took a lot of picture but can only post one using my cell phone link, it's hard to pick which one.

We stopped for dinner at the Perkins Café just west of Salt Lake City. Hot food tastes good after a long day on the road. Unfortunately, it was too dark to see the Great Salt Lake by the time we got on the road again. (We took advantage of the rare wireless network that emanated from the nearby hotel.)

We drove off into the night and finally came to a stop in Wendover, Utah-Nevada. Some confusion arose over which state the town is in; part of the town has casino gambling and part does not, so I think the town straddles the state line).

The Motel 6 was quite nice and a real bargain at $32 a night. We slept well until we were awakened by the nearly continuous loud grinding of the starter in our neighbor's very late model pick up truck parked directly outside our door.

Today, we are travelling across beautiful northern Nevada. The northeast section is particularly magnificent. Snow-capped mountains rise majestically to the south while the stark beauty of the high desert stretches away to the horizons. I love it so much here I actually picked up a local real estate magazine and created the possibility of having a part time place to stay here. There is even an old time operating saloon-casino-bed & breakfast for sale out here!

The weather has held up and we are well on our way to Cotati, California to pick up the RV!

Bob Ballard
Project Director
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