Day Four

            Boise to Twin Falls, stop at Shoshone Falls: lovely! 

Twin Falls to Snowville, Utah, lunch at a diner.  The friendly, efficient waitress there looked to be in her twenties—and was expecting her fifth child, first girl. 

Snowville to Salt Lake City:  first stop to see the Great Salt Lake.  Road signs to state park led us down a dirt road where, it seemed, a farmer had left a trail of manure—let’s just say the car became suddenly fragrant—to an out-of-the way parking lot that was set up with Halloween displays.  There we ran into a man and a dog, the man with no hands.  I silently thanked God for the blessing of having hands.  Second stop at Temple Square where we walked around the temple:  observing several brides getting their pictures taken, accepting a pamphlet from a friendly Mormon guide, and walking through the visitors center rather quickly.  That was about all I could take of seeing and hearing the Mormon story.  The Temple Square, though, was pretty and so very tidy and clean.  And I loved the architecture of nearby apartment buildings and houses.

Then Salt Lake to Gunnison, UT where we got the car washed.

 Then Gunnison to Salina and on to Green River.  The drive from Salina, UT to Green River, UT on Interstate 70 was absolutely glorious:  incredible changing vistas along the 110 miles.  Summit was over 7,000 feet.  Scenery included red rock, tall sandstone towers sculpted through erosion, light-colored rock that reminded me of huge pieces of driftwood, some light green rock, incredible vistas of deep canyons.  Every mile was breathtaking and, even though John is an excellent driver, also nerve-wracking for me when the speed limit was 75.  If it weren’t for the elevation indicator on the GPS, I would have believed we were going downhill when we were going uphill.  Finally we arrived at Green River after 8 p.m., ate chef salads at a truckers restaurant, and are ready to crash now at a slightly shabby Ramada Inn.  Tomorrow, Colorado!