Monday, September 19, 2011STATSDeparture: 11:30 amBreakfast: at the picnic table in the KOALunch: in a parking area on I80Dinner: in the RVArrival: 3:55 pm MDT Rawlins KOADistance: 173 milesComments: We slept in and had a relaxing morning. Breakfast was at the picnic table on a beautiful, clear morning. No wind was blowing—until we sat down. Then the Wyoming plains tried to blow us into Utah. But we persevered. Sitting down-wind from the food, we found we o...

Sunday, September 18, 2011STATSDeparture: 9:42 amBreakfast: in the RVLunch: at Julie and Marty’sDinner: in the RV in Lyman, WYArrival: 5:00 pm MDT Lyman KOADistance: 243 milesComments: We stopped in Salt Lake City (yes, we made it) to visit with Julie, Marty, Liam, Miah, and Cathy and had very yummy quesadillas for lunch. We had a nice visit but too short. But we had to get going, because we have a window of only 23 minutes or so to see the color in New Eng...

Saturday, September 17, 2011STATSDeparture: 10:10 amBreakfast: in the RVLunch: Carlin, NV, in the parking lot of a Pilot gas station (we find the best places)Dinner: in the RV in Wendover, NVArrival: 3:30 pm PDT / 4:30 pm MDT, Wendover KOADistance: 229 milesComments: Okay, so we didn’t make it to SLC today: I wimped out. I didn’t like the idea of napping while I drive, so we stopped early. So, tomorrow, we get into Salt Lake City. Promise….

Friday, September 16, 2011STATSDeparture: 5:55 am (YIKES!)Breakfast: Denny’s in Fairfield, CALunch: Sparks, NV (in the parking lot of some random shopping center)Dinner: in the RV at Winnemucca, NVArrival: 6:00 pm, Winnemucca RV ParkDistance: 420 milesComments: On the road before the sun comes up! Let’s not do that again.We wanted to make it to Winnemucca so that we could get into Salt Lake City on Saturday. We made it, but it took 12 hours! Somewhere...

Thursday, September 15, 2011STATSDeparture: We didn’tBreakfast: At homeLunch: At homeDinner: At homeArrival: We didn’tDistance: 0 milesComments: Well, we were still packing at 3:00 pm, and we decided that, with traffic, we would only make it to Milpitas. So we stayed home and slept in the RV in the driveway. We didn’t take any pictures, because we’re embarrassed that we didn’t get out when we said we would. But we are including pict...