West Wendover, NV

Well, here we are on the first leg of our journey and already our plans have changed.  We checked the road situation in Yellowstone and found that half the roads there are still closed and won't open until mid-May.  So now when we leave Wendover, we're going to head east on I-80 through Utah and then cut north in Wyoming up to Casper.  From there, we're not sure, but tomorrow night's post should have more information.  We're still on track to get to North Dakota by Friday.

Today we travelled across Nevada on I-80.  On the way, we saw the road crews out changing the speed limit signs from 75 to 80 mph.  Doesn't change much, people still drive more than 80 mph anyway.  What was really amazing as we came across was the amount of water.  Obviously, the Truckee is still flowing at a tremendous rate, but the Carson Sink and the Humboldt Sink (the ends of those respective rivers) were lakes where normally they are just salt flats.

My saying about an artist in Nevada having to appreciate the subtleties of brown is not true this year.  The hills are green and the meadows are full of birds and marsh grasses.  Probably won't last long, but it's pretty while it lasts.  The Ruby Mountains were beautiful as we left Elko.

We arrived in West Wendover on the Nevada/Utah border around 2:30 PST; however, Wendover operates on Salt Lake City time since that's the largest city nearby.  In any event, we had time to check-in at the Rainbow and then go play nine holes at Toana Vista Golf Course.  Not sure what a 'toana' is, but it sure was a pretty golf course.

Not many people on the golf course, so it was fun taking our time and enjoying being out of the car.  We won't talk about score, just that it was fun being out of the car and getting some fresh air.  Not sure where they get their water from, but there were several water hazards on the golf course.

Tomorrow we're heading across the Great Salt Lake which is always a fun drive.  Stay tuned.

p.s.  Wendover Will sends his regards.  Note the blue sky!