Ramey Road Trip Day 23: The Black Sands of Stink
We finally made it to the Great Salt Lake, though I am not sure how I feel about the experience.....
As usual we woke up fairly early but Jared and I were still half asleep so we slept on the bed for the first bit of the drive. I woke up a couple of times so I could get pictures when we passed by Temple Square, one of the original Latter Day Saints sites. The temple was really pretty and I hope that I can go back sometime to walk around and see the rest of the square.
After that it was only a short drive before we reached the Great Salt Lake. None of us were prepared, our original plan was hey let's float on the Great Salt Lake but then we got there.... It was awful. It stank to high heaven, worse than the ocean which is actually a nice salt smell. And there were thousands and thousands of brine flies. Needless to say, I was not impressed. We got our sand and some souvenirs and left right quick.
Once we vacated the worst of the stink we headed towards the salt flats. These barren plains of salty sand are apparently a historical place since a lot of speed racing is done out there. So we stopped for a bit at a little gas station to get some souvenirs (CC and I even got little chunks of salt). Then it was back to driving, the salt flats stretched on for a long time.
Eventually we managed to get out of Utah and we hit Nevada. We stopped a couple of times and one was at a random little museum place so we could get a postcard and ask for directions to a grocery store.
We were just about out of Nevada when suddenly we had to pull over because our trusty vehicle got a flat tire! Luckily we got to a parking lot so we weren't just hanging out in the middle of the road. But now we had to wait for the mechanic guy to come out and help us with changing the tire. Originally he was supposed to be there in an hour to an hour and a half (he was coming from Idaho) but it took him around three hours to get to us. Good thing we had games to play so we weren't completely bored out of our minds. Finally we were back on the road, we were supposed to get up to Boise today so that the drive tomorrow going home wouldn't be so long but we only made it to a small town called Jerome. But Mama Ramey bought pizza so we were pretty happy with it.
Now Jared and I are doing some work around the campfire, so I will say goodnight and see you in the morning!
As usual we woke up fairly early but Jared and I were still half asleep so we slept on the bed for the first bit of the drive. I woke up a couple of times so I could get pictures when we passed by Temple Square, one of the original Latter Day Saints sites. The temple was really pretty and I hope that I can go back sometime to walk around and see the rest of the square.
After that it was only a short drive before we reached the Great Salt Lake. None of us were prepared, our original plan was hey let's float on the Great Salt Lake but then we got there.... It was awful. It stank to high heaven, worse than the ocean which is actually a nice salt smell. And there were thousands and thousands of brine flies. Needless to say, I was not impressed. We got our sand and some souvenirs and left right quick.
Once we vacated the worst of the stink we headed towards the salt flats. These barren plains of salty sand are apparently a historical place since a lot of speed racing is done out there. So we stopped for a bit at a little gas station to get some souvenirs (CC and I even got little chunks of salt). Then it was back to driving, the salt flats stretched on for a long time.
Eventually we managed to get out of Utah and we hit Nevada. We stopped a couple of times and one was at a random little museum place so we could get a postcard and ask for directions to a grocery store.
We were just about out of Nevada when suddenly we had to pull over because our trusty vehicle got a flat tire! Luckily we got to a parking lot so we weren't just hanging out in the middle of the road. But now we had to wait for the mechanic guy to come out and help us with changing the tire. Originally he was supposed to be there in an hour to an hour and a half (he was coming from Idaho) but it took him around three hours to get to us. Good thing we had games to play so we weren't completely bored out of our minds. Finally we were back on the road, we were supposed to get up to Boise today so that the drive tomorrow going home wouldn't be so long but we only made it to a small town called Jerome. But Mama Ramey bought pizza so we were pretty happy with it.
Now Jared and I are doing some work around the campfire, so I will say goodnight and see you in the morning!
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