It was very cold overnight and we left at 8.50am on a cold 32° F morning. We visited the railway museum briefly before heading onto Highway 93 towards Salt Lake City.
Parked in the Ely KOA CampgroundEly railway stationDesert hills and flowers
We passed a number of large caravans and mobile homes towing a smaller vehicle behind them, something we only saw in the USA and Canada. We saw many smaller caravans in Australia, however very few all the way across Russia and none in Kazakhstan or Mongolia.
We passed this large caravanA big mobile home towing a smaller car
We passed the Kinsley Mountain with the temperature only 36° F.
Kinsley Mountains in the distanceHills in the desert
The highway dropped down beside the Great Salt Lake Desert and at West Wendover we turned onto Highway 80 East and crossed into Utah.
Great Salt Lake Desert
A rocky outcrop that reminded us of a lion
We travelled across the salt flats, past trains and a telecommunications tower shaped like a tree.
Salt flatsA road train crossing the salt flatsA telecommunications tower shaped like a treeTrain crossing the salt flatsTrain enginesSalt evaporator plant
The highway passed along the outskirts of Salt Lake City and we travelled through Parleys Canyon and onto Coalville.
A farm near Parleys CanyonA stream near Coalville
We stopped at Echo Canyon and made ourselves some lunch. Across the highway we saw an old farm with masses of old cars left in the paddocks.
Train travelling through Echo CanyonOld cars dumped in the paddock beside an old farm next to the railway line
The day was cold and overcast at 47° F and we stopped and refuelled at Evanston and paid $US3.79 per gallon for diesel.
The weather deteriorated – it started to rain and sleet.
Fog descends on Highway 80A windfarm on the ridgeSnow on the hillsDriving through Flaming Gorge at Green RiverTrain passing hills covered in snow near Green RiverWe passed more trains
The hills were covered in snow and it was a relief when we found the KOA campground at Rock Springs where we stopped for the night after paying $30.
Total today 440 miles (708 kilometres)
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