Wyoming to Utah

We woke up at Glendo State Park. After taking care of business, it was time to head to the beach and do some yoga, followed by a walk/hike down the same bike trails we have been biking on. The fish in the reservoir were splashing around the shore, We think they were making little fishes.
Back to the campsite for a quick breakfast, and then we broke camp and hit the road. We had a longer drive than originally planned as we decided not to stay at Sinks Canyon State Park, and went to Flaming Gorge in Utah instead.
It looked like it was going to be an easy drive down the interstate, but a cold front was moving across the area and the wind was blowing us around. We got off Rt25 to cut the corner over to Rt80. It was a lonely road with beautiful vistas. The road climbed to over 7000’. Luckily, the car didn’t have any issues with the altitude (having a turbo has its advantages), but it did burn a lot of fuel.
Melissa did a test drive with the car, and made it about 10 miles. The wind came up and caused a little trailer wagging of the car, and it scared both of us. Dan got to drive the rest of the 400-mile day.
When we got to Rt80, it was clogged with 18-wheelers that pushed the camper around every time one passed us. We managed to keep the speed in the low 60’s, but with a speed limit of 80, there were a lot of vehicles passing us.
We stopped for lunch at Sinclair, Wyoming (which, by the way, is home to the Sinclair refinery) at a Sinclair gas station. Our stomachs aren’t quite hardy enough for gas station food, so we probably won’t be doing that again real soon.
Another hour and a half later, we were back in Walmart heaven restocking the camper (so we don’t have to eat gas station food) and buying a new floor mat for the camper (the other one was cute, but made more dirt than it stopped), and some jeans for Dan as the only pair he brought were really making him look like a farmer that was crawling around under cows all day.
We finally got to our KOA campground and set up the full hook-up. After electric only for the last 6 nights, it is great to not have to conserve water, take really quick showers, or worry about the waste tanks filling up. We took long, hot showers which felt great! So excited to do laundry at the campground tomorrow!Read more