We left Buffalo, WY around 6:30 am. Kim, again, was warm and gracious, and was up early even before us. Again, I was taken aback by the beauty of the Big Horns right out the living room window, and the sunrise that shined against it. The top photo is the exact view from their living room window.
We proceeded to travel through the state to close to the border. After a gas and lunch break, we walked around the station a few times to stretch our legs and hopped back in the car for yet another drive.
And then, UTAH!
then...Salt Lake City! On the south side of the city we spotted the first In-n-Out of the trip! That was one of those moments you think to yourself "Perhaps we ARE getting closer!" :-)
After a quick stop in a suburb of Provo, we had a long last 4 hours to our hotel in St. George, Utah...
After checking in to our hotel, we needed the hot tub and pool! Also, it is SO wonderful to see palm trees again!
Ruth and I both agreed that though today's day was the longest drive, it felt shorter than yesterday! We didn't spend very much time stopped at any one place. With the exception of gas stops (Yes, dad, I have continued to check my car fluids and they are all doing well!) and our hour-long lunch break, it's been a rather uneventful trip. The mountains are beautiful, the driving requires more brain power than the midwest (where the goal is to keep your foot on the gas and the wheel straight), and today we were blessed with MORE clouds and COOLER temps! Thank you so much for praying...God has heard them and has given us such safe and comfortable passage (though there are always moments you wiggle in your seat as something starts to ache.)
Tomorrow is our last day of travel! Hooray!
We will be leaving here in the EARLY morning (probably around or before the 6 am mark), will be making a short pit-stop in Las Vegas so I can get my 'last' Caribou (Who knew they had one in Vegas!?) Then we will travel to Ontario, CA and meet up with one of Ruth's friends from college and her newborn son! By evening, we'll be in the Ventura area!!!!! (No, it still hasn't sunk in yet.)
Please continue to pray for safe travels, cool (or at least endurable) temps and for our health!
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