If you’re passing through Wendover, UT on your way across Interstate 80 and you’d like some lunch and you don’t want to give your money to the casino robber barons of Wendover, NV – you can get a great meal and support the locals at “Garlic and Onions”. The carne asada tacos with rice and… Continue reading Local Wendover lunch
Month: January 2012
Elk Mountain – head in the clouds
Elk Mountain stands out south of I-80, east of Rawlins. This stretch of the highway is reknown for snowing over. The state has installed miles of snow fences in an attempt to reduce the amount of snowfall drifting onto the highway, with only small effect apparently. With the tailwind as I head east, I’m getting… Continue reading Elk Mountain – head in the clouds
Salt flats in January.
The tourist traffic is clearly reduced this time of year. Interstate 80 isn’t the ribbon of cars traveling east and west. The salt flats are brown and soft. The brown is a fine powder that might be from the blowing dust. It’s been a dry winter. But they are soft when walked on. Footprints are… Continue reading Salt flats in January.
Nevada evening sky on I-80.
Storm is blowing in as I head east on interstate 80. The bands of clouds rolling across the sky are sharply delineated. Temperature about 54°.