In Idaho

Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Today we decided to make it a shorter day. We wanted to beat the storm that was coming into Utah, so we left very early in the morning. (for us!) The day started out in the 60’s, but continually dropped into the 40’s. Snow flurries were predicted for Utah, but we made it over the pass into Idaho before they came. We got some rain, but no snow! We’re stopping outside Boise for the afternoon and evening, hoping to get some good sleep before going home tomorrow.



Tuesday, April 7, 2009
The weather didn’t improve much, so we drove and drove today. It was sunny, but cold, cold, cold. People debate the route between Denver and Salt Lake City, the choice between route I-80 and I-70. Most people choose I-70 even though it’s about 2 hours longer because of the dramatic scenery; They also describe I-80 as being boring and desolate. We chose the shorter route and found that the scenery was anything but drab. We drove all the way across Colorado and Wyoming today. The eastern part of Colorado was flat, scrubby land. We climbed very gradually to the mountains, and through the continental divide at 7000 feet. The view out our windows changed from dry scrub land, to bits of snow on the sides of the roads, to totally snow covered hills and mountains. After we crested the divide, beautiful wide valleys ringed by those snow covered mountains made us wish we could stop and stare. We finally stopped about 9 outside Ogden, Utah for the night.