Elko, Nevada to Rawlins, Wyoming

Today was a better day. We drove all day just like yesterday...and saw nothing just like yesterday. The boys were much better and that made all the difference in the world. We left Elko after a quick complimentary continental breakfast. Once again our only stops were for gas and food. Seriously, the sooner someone puts a Six Flags in the middle of the great plains, the better. We drove through Salt Lake City passing by the Bonneville Salt Flats where they broke the land speed record. We also passed through Park City where they held the Winter Olympics in 2002. We stopped there for lunch and a couple photos of the ski jumping hills. The rest of Utah was flat and pretty boring. We stopped briefly for a death-defying photo at the Wyoming state line. From there we drove into rain. It was heavy at times, but never so bad that we had to stop. We pulled into Rawlins, Wyoming at around 6:00PM to find that our Hampton Inn had no power! They checked us in anyway and before we had unpacked, the lights were back on. We headed for the beautiful indoor swimming pool and swam for an hour before heading out for some KFC. Our motel room here is amazing! Easily the best we've ever had. It's huge, like a small apartment. I have to double-check that they didn't over-charge us. Nope, they didn't. Tomorrow we get off the Interstate and head north towards Rapid City, South Dakota and Mount Rushmore.