Today the scenic part of the road trip began! We made it about halfway to California the first day, so we were able to have an easier day today, only driving about 8.5 hours.
This was after we got into Utah. I had no idea this state was so beautiful!
This might sound silly, but all day I felt so grateful to God for allowing us to experience this trip. We're so lucky to live in this amazingly beautiful country and it's so fun to see new parts of it!
Getting close to Salt Lake City
There was a lot of mist from the melting snow which just added to the beauty.
The Great Salt Lake - it's hard to see it because it blends in with the mist. We thought it was kind of eery, almost. Anyway, the Great Salt Lake is the second saltiest lake in the world after the Dead Sea of Israel!
There is a stretch in the Great Salt Lake Desert where the road runs dead straight, east to west, for almost 50 miles.
This was the thing I was most looking forward to on the road trip. There are miles and miles of just pure salt. There are places where it's completely level for over a hundred miles. Supposedly you can see the curvature of the earth.
Me on the salt flats
The sun was going down and it was so pretty.
A Utah sunset
It blows my mind that over 100 years ago people used to pack up their wagons and WALK all the way here.
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