Got a bit of a late start this morning and missed Karl as he was heading to work.
We had thought about going to Preston to still see Napoleon Dynamite sites, but it was a few hours out of the way, on 2-lane roads, past national forests on a vacation weekend. The deck was stacked against this as a good idea. More directly east is a better idea, and we are now starting to get in go-home mode.
Got ready and packed the bike. The last few days seeing family was wonderful and the cabin is an almost perfect place rest and have fun, but it is good to get back on the bike.
Left a little later than expected but we weren't in a hurry today. Headed out of Salt Lake City. When leaving by the interstate, the salt lake valley can be seen spread out to the west. It is easy to see why the Mormons chose this as their home after being chased out of previous locations in the east. The area is beautiful.
Headed out of Utah and into Wyoming. The southern part of Wyoming is very scenic with mountains, canyons, eroded buttes, etc. Normally we would go through Flaming Gorge, but we are headed to Nebraska to visit more family and the Flaming Gorge area is likely very busy with the holiday weekend.
The scenery along Interstate 80 continues to be nice. Traffic is light and temperatures are perfect. We have a great lunch in Green River at Penny's Diner.
We quit a bit early so we can get to Alliance at an appropriate time, stopping in Cheyenne, Wyoming. A Motel6 is our quarters from the night, right down the hill from a train. Hope there is not a derailment in Wyoming tonight.
Dinner is better than average for an Outback Steakhouse. Now back on the road, Zingers fill the dessert bill.
Mileage for the day was 473.9.
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