From California to Wyoming
We left home on Mon August 18 at 7:30 AM. We were happy to get started on the trip and stop all the work in getting ready for it. We passed through Las Vegas when it was 102 degrees and decided to push on for Mesquite, NV. It's a small town that is located on the border of NV and AZ. We were pleasantly surprised with this small town and had a very nice dinner at the local casino. We had monsoonal thunderstorms and fairly high winds, but we were comfortably situation in our motorhome when the storm hit. They do have some exciting electrical storms.
8/19/14
We left
Mesquite, NV and crossed the border into AZ. The drive up to this
point had been typical desert terrain: flat and dry with scrub brush.
However,entering into AZ we drove up the Virgin River Canyon. It's a
deep gorge that is cut through majestic red rocks. We had encountered
very strong winds coming through here on a previous visit, but not
this time with this early morning start. The river flowing through
the canyon was deep red.
We knew we were in AZ when we saw a
sign saying “ leave your guns outside the store”. Also, another
bumper sticker saying “This car protected by Smith and Wesson”.
We just passed through the NW corner of AZ and continued into Utah
where the speed limit was posted at 80 mph. Thank goodness John is
driving the motor home or he would have been tempted. It is fast and
easy driving on I 15, so we made good time to Provo, Utah (the home
of Brigham Young University).We stayed outside Provo at an RV Park that was located in the countryside surrounded by farmland with horses, cows, etc. We had a great view of the Wasatch Mts. to the east. The mountain range is home to many famous ski areas such as Park City and ALTA.
8/20/14
Up and on our way through Salt Lake City and up and over the Wasatch
Mts. to I 80. We will be on I 80 for many days to come. The area is
rolling hills with what appears to be mountain and ski chalets.
Crossing into western Wyoming we were driving mainly through flat
scrub bushes but no trees. However, as we traveled more easterly and
gained more elevation, we came into rolling hills with green bushes
and trees.
We decided to get off the beaten track and stay at a National Forest
CG. They are more to our liking because you have larger spaces and
more privacy. Plus, the $13 that included electricity is very nice.
The Buckboard CG in the Ashley NF was particularly scenic. There were
only a half a dozen people there. In fact, there were more antelope
in the CG than people.
8/21/14
We headed back up to I 80 and continued east to Cheyenne, WY. We
crossed the continental divide twice. You can see forever with log
stretches of fairly flat land with some rolling hills. The winds
must really blow here as there are warnings about high winds, wind
socks on the side of the road, and snow fences all along the highway.
The elevation at the pass was 8,900 feet.
1 Comments:
At September 03, 2014 10:07 AM, A Forrest said…
Hey Pris and John--This is the first time I have seen your blog! Was alerted by Bill H. via his weekly Cocoa Crew Review. Looks like you are having a wonderful time in your fabulous RV! I will try to keep up with your route to see if I will be in either Florida or Texas (Austin) when you pass through. Hugs, Amber F.
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