We made it! Yesterday was a long day, lots of miles, several stops for restrooms and lunch, one for fuel. Plenty of trucks on the road but traffic only dense through SLC, and never slow. It was tiring but with the west wearing its spring green, a pretty drive.
In the intermountain west distances are long and the Interstates are good. Much of the drive was done at a lawful 80 mph. This must feel very alien to people who visit from the crowded New England area.
We’re home in WY and the house made it through the winter with no problems. We found a windfall aspen down partially across the driveway but a good neighbor and his son solved that problem for us.
No longer young, or even middle aged, we need help here and there but have been fortunate to find it. Our niece Karen, a retired deputy sheriff, flew to NV to help us with the drive north and has been a big help. She’ll fly home to CA tomorrow.
NV is nice but our hearts are here in the high country, speaking of which, much of the Utah we drove across yesterday is at 5-6000 ft. elevation. Our place in WY is at 6300 ft. and we’ll notice the thin air when climbing stairs for a few weeks till our bodies produce more red blood cells.
Now to settle in and enjoy a high country summer - it basically resembles late spring anyplace else.
