Day 27 – The Endless Highway Through Nevada/Utah

Throughout this trip Chris has been telling us that we will have 2 bad travel days heading west and 2 heading east. We are ready to throw him out of the truck. Talk about having a nay-sayer in the group. I thought the glass was half full C-dog? If he continues this banter, we will have to leave him on the side of Interstate 80 and one of his “buddy buddy” boys will have to pick him up. Anyways, this was supposed to be one of those days. We had a 9 hour drive ahead of us with little to see. Fact of the day; President Eisenhower in 1913 was credited with creating the Interstate system to facilitate travel in the US. Thanks Ike because we are going to need you today pal.

Leaving Lake Tahoe and driving through the mountains was absolutely beautiful. As a family, we decided that there was much more to explore in this region of the country and would love to return one day. However, it wasn’t long before the topography drastically changed and there was nothing to admire except distant mountains and more desert and sand. We also saw about 70 some odd Casinos that were small and looked dingy like OTB. A couple of games were even in truck stops. In Tahoe, Jared asked Chris to play 5 for him at roulette but the only five he saw was next to his face card playing blackjack as he feebly tried to dig out of his hole.

The girls have definitely become fabulous road travelers. They didn’t even flinch during the 9 hour drive. Even the dreaded Barbies only brought calmness to the car. We rotated seats several times and that seemed to keep things fresh throughout the day. They certainly deserve applause for their stellar behavior today.

We are staying the night just west of The Great Salt Lake. We are starting to feel that our cross country adventure is winding down, but we also realize that we have a lot of experiences to enjoy over the next 10 days. Oh yeah, we had our first car malfunction as all our fuses popped so electronics can not be recharged anymore on the trip. Anyone trying to call got voicemail as our cell was dead before we reached the first trading post. Off to Idaho/Montana tomorrow to get ready for a little Yellowstone action and to get back to nature.

Hope this blog finds you well,

Debbi