Bonneville Salt Flats

After we left the Calvins on Monday, we drove a few hours and stopped at the Bonneville Salt Flats, where they do land speed records and test out race cars. It was just miles and miles of perfectly flat, white sand. It felt a bit like being on another planet. They do the racing right in front of the mountains you see on the horizon of this picture. We had a fun time running and playing on the salt. We arrived right before sunset and had perfect light, so we got some great photos. This one of me and Rowan looks “staged” but is actually a spontaneous moment that Joe caught. I think it will be one of my all-time favorites.

We spent Monday night at a Casino parking lot in Wendover, Nevada. Strange place to be, but we didn’t have many other options---there is a lot of nothingness in western Utah and eastern Nevada. We even ate supper at the Casino—I thought Rowan would faint from over-stimulation of all the neon lights. I had one of the best quesadillas I’ve ever had—go figure. Tuesday we made it to Lovelace, Nevada, and now we’re driving the last few hours to California today. We’re excited to get there, but sad that this part of the trip is over, too.

To see more photos of the salt flats, click here.