Super 8 Motel Wells

... puttered along at 20MPH out a-way-a-ways (that's the technical term) until I could no longer see the entrance. That was far enough. It would be very easy to get disoriented on the flats. Now that I think about it, I wonder what it would be like to camp there overnight. Hmmmmm.<br><br>Nobody was racing or attempting any speed records, but it was still worth getting there.

West Wendover is in Nevada. <br><br>Wendover is in Utah.<br><br>Really now, are there two states that could be more different? And they are neighbors? <br><br>What are the odds? Oh, to figure that you'd better make sure you're on the Nevada side of the border. :-)<br><br> <br>

... favorite parts of our trip was having David trapped in the car so I could read to him the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen Covey. I have been bugging him to read it for 5 years and he never got around to it. Well now he has!<br><br> Brady has done surprisingly well on our driving schedule. He plays for long stretches with his toy cars, people, and animals. The books-on ...

... in Winnemucca for the night&#8230; It just won&#8217;t keep running. Has Jeriann&#8217;s cooking fried the engine! Finally car cranks but idle is low; just keep giving it a little gas and we are on our way.<br>6) In the middle of nowhere Brady says I need to poop. Can you hold it? No&#8230;. Nearest gas station is over 50 miles away according to the GPS. We take the next exit and pull off on a deserted road. Jeriann teaches Brady how to squat down and ...

Today we drove through 4 states, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Nevada. Driving through Nevada was very desolate. We arrived at our campsite after six hours. We then ate dinner and got groceries. Then we went to a park to play. -Adam Mom beat our butts in tetherball :( :(

... earthquake that was a 6.3 on the Richter scale. I thought it was fun, but Boldi was ready to leave. I remember trying to go back to sleep - Boldi said something like 'What about the aftershocks' and I replied 'I'm too tired for aftershocks'. Despite my attempts to doze off again, Boldi was intent to get the hell out of there. And long story short, after two hours of sleep we were back on the road again.

... drove straight through to Wells, Nevada, where we stayed at a nice campground, with immaculately CLEAN restrooms. The owner was very nice, and even gave the kids a free ice-cream. We were devastated to hear on the news that a 4 year old girl had fallen off Mather's Point in the Grand Canyon earlier in the day, we were only on that Point 5 days ago. I really feel for the family of that poor wee one, and for all who witnessed such a traumatic event.

When we packed our mules, it was 8degC and sunny. The road we were on was perfect. Nice and curvy with mountains and a roaring river on the side. This road took us from 5000 ft to 8700ft and 2degC. Brrrrrrrr. Did we mention snow and wind? It only got to a high of 10C today. This is your fresh air inspection report from Southern Idaho and Northern Nevada.

Dean: We decided to stop off in Salt Lake City in order to break up the travel from Yellowstone to San Francisco, spending just over a day in the city that is the center of the Mormon religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). We checked out the main city sights, including the Mormon temple square, which included a guided tour of some of the main Mormon buildings. It was all very interesting but not for Alex and I (with us both being quite opinionated on religion).

This is my first go-around with Travelpod. This 'big trip' will be from my home to my local lunch/breakfast hangout; a laid-back roadhouse diner called The Oaks located on a river in Ogden Canyon, Utah. The story will be posted as captions to each photo, so click through the photo links to read it. Click on the first photo just above here, then maximize that screen. Click "next" at your right below the photo and story caption to proceed.