The nights have been quite cold.  Down to 24F overnight Monday 10/13.  We left Rapid City, SD and travelled south and then west into Wyoming on secondary roads. Plenty of snow on the peaks. Our first stop was Douglas , WY, the home of the rare Jackalope. None to be seen.  Then through the Shirley Basin in SW Wyoming.  Very desolate, with few cars but clear skies and easy going.  We visited the “legendary” Virginian Hotel in Medicine Bow (pop. 294) then on to Rawlins.

There  really is not much to be said for this part of the country.  We crossed the Continental Divide twice in the Great Basin before arriving in Rock Springs (check the map!) and a day trip to the Green River Reservoir.  On Thursday we made the final run over the Rockies at Park City, UT, site of the 2002 winter Olympics.  A long haul up the mountain and then the long run into Salt Lake City.

Andrea made it to choir practice on Thursday evening at the Morman Tabernacle.  200 plus voices and a full orchestra. Friday morning we toured the Temple Square and heard a concert on the massive Morman Tabernacle Choir organ.  Then on to Antelope Island, the largest island in the Great Salt Lake.  The photo is of Bison on the Island with the “foothills” of the Rockies to the east in the background.

Next stop, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks.

Cheers!

J&A