Up early for a tasty nutritious McDonald’s breakfast. Off to Grand Basin National Park.
The scenery on this drive has been sublime. It’s bleak, barren and desolate. The further East you head the more you feel alone. Few cars on the road at this time of year.
Most of the park is closed due to snow. Went for a hike. Visited the caves. Lunch at the local bar – we were the only people there.
Off east to Utah via Delta and Tooele. Wanted to stay the night at the later but….was the usual strip of big brand names, so decided to push on to Wendover, where the Bonneville speedway track is located. Drove past salt factories, through mountain ranges and past the salt flats where land speed records have come and gone.
Wendover straddles the Utah/Nevada boundary. Half the town consists of casinos the other half, well of nothing but a few motels and run down houses. Stayed at the Kings Inn, think it’s a chain, but run by an Indian family from the Punjab. Dinner at the Nugget Casino via the Montego Bay. Both designed by colorblind interior designers on acid.
Mileage: 380 miles.
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