Day 2 - Burley, ID to Green River, WY

Interesting day. We were both up very early. Entirely too early. Mind you I’m not saying it had anything to do with the restaurant last night, but we were sick. Really sick. Good thing today was a short drive, as we didn’t get on the road until 9:44. No Starbucks today.

What stands out today? For one thing lots of road construction. Miles of one lane on the interstate 80 and 84. We have been driving these highways back and forth between Colorado to Oregon for over 16 years and it seems they are always under construction. On the other hand, the weather was great. High 80’s in Utah, with some clouds most of the way.

Southern Idaho along Interstate 84 is a very nice drive. Mostly farmland, with lots of potatoes (famous potatoes according the Idaho license plates), corn and some wheat. Utah seems to favor wheat and hay. Wyoming? Sagebrush. Wyoming from Evanston to Green River is a very depressing drive. Gray colored dirt hills sitting on various shades of tan. Occasional splotches of faded green failed to add much to the overall picture. However, one must always remember that Northwest Wyoming holds the beauty of Yellowstone and the Tetons. So, you take the bad with the good. Tomorrow we should have more of the good with a visit to Flaming Gorge.

More on Wyoming: Trona. Ever heard of it? Trona is a water bearing sodium carbonate compound that’s mined underground and then processed into soda ash and bicarbonate of soda. And where is the world’s largest deposit of trona? Wyoming, of course.

Today’s dining: Breakfast (light and bland) was continental at the motel. By lunch we were feeling a little better so it was burgers and beer at Suds Brothers Brews in Evanston. Short on atmosphere, but the burgers were good and the chocolate porter was great. Dinner? What dinner? Green River is a little short on eating establishments, so it was some of Myers best dark rum and a few pretzels in the room.

Today’s bargain: $3.47 a gallon in South Ogden, Utah (compare that to $3.89 in Redmond.)

Today’s technology moment: Hadn’t even finished the first sentence of today’s blog when my laptop began ringing and there was Earl’s face on my screen. Clicked the answer icon and we had a nice 20 minute video phone call with our friends in Chicago. What will they think of next?

Barb’s thought for the day: Don’t eat Mexican food on vacation.

Tomorrow we should be up early on off to Steamboat Springs, Colorado.