The start of the drive, north out of Moab, took me back past Arches national park - I was tempted to go and have another look but managed to resist. Eventually the red rocks gave way to ochre and a sort of grey-green, and I was delighted to find more mountains on the very scenic road between Helper and Provo; the road runs alongside the river and the railroad through the Soldier Summit pass.
The Provo to Salt Lake City section has reminded me why I hate freeway driving - 60 miles of roadworks on I-15N was no fun at all. I managed to negotiate my way around the Salt Lake City road chaos to the I-80W, and then I was alongside the Great Salt Lake. It was very overcast this afternoon, so sadly the water was a dirty jade colour. Unsurprisingly, the industry around here is largely to do with salt.
Before getting to Wendover, there is a 50-mile stretch which is absolutely dead straight - no chance of falling asleep today though: there was a 55-mph side wind, which made for interesting turbulence when the trucks roared past at 75 mph! Obviously practising for Bonneville Speedway (where all the landspeed records have been set), set on Bonneville Salt Flats, which is part of the Great Salt Lake Desert.
Wendover itself is a set of budget hotels - West Wendover, just over the border in Nevada, is where all the action is: there are five casino resort hotels (which I am unlikely to visit - I hate casinos).
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