Day 2: Motivation sill high. Started the day touring Temple Square in SLC and will be driving thru Utah and Wyoming and will be picking up Loren today. She flew into Denver yesterday and is driving to Casper today to meet us and will be continuing this journey with us hopefully til Connecticut.
Today was a good day...and for those betting when our first fight would occur it happened in Rawlins, WY some 1,000 miles into our trip. Was a short disagreement and we got over it quickly. Now on to the fun stuff... We traveled from Salt Lake to Casper, WY. Must say Wyoming is beautiful. Our mission today was to find Devil's Gate and Independence Rock. Both of these sites are where the pioneers travelled to. Devil's Gate is basically a break in the moutain ridge where they could pass through so not to have to travel around the whole range. Many of them carved their names in this pass.
Independence Rock is a "landmark" where the pioneers would stop and access where to go. They would climb to the top and could the panaromic view would help guide them where they should travel to next. There too they carved their names into the rock. Was very cool. Amazing how these people found each other once they left their original home. So much open, beautiful land. Saw antelope, bunnies, horses and cows along the way.
400+ miles later we picked up Loren at the Casper Airport. There we stuffed the car with her luggage, our luggage, the cooler, snacks, etc....and almost left her red purse on the bench! Comedy at its best!
Really looking forward to tomorrow - Mt Rushmore! Will be a long driving day, but worth it I'm sure. I let you know tomorrow.
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