We woke up this morning in a crappy little interstate motel in Fillmore, Utah. Without a doubt the worst motel we have experienced for the entire trip. No problem, we survived.
From Fillmore we headed north on interstate 15 through Salt Lake City. I am trying hard to find a lot to write about concerning our trip through northern Utah. Flat, high desert, urban sprawl around the cities, and high snow capped mountains on the eastern side of the interstate. Of course there is the great basin and the Salt Lake, though this time of year everything is white or brown and the impact of the environment is somewhat muted. We did take an 18 mile side trip up one of the canyons to Alta ski resort. While we elected not to take to the slopes today the resort looked incredible. The elevation at the base lodges is about 8,500 feet. The top of the mountain is around 12,000 feet. There was plenty of fresh snow. Someday we will return to hit the slopes and experience the "greatest snow on earth".
We continued north on interstate 15 and connected with interstate 84 which took us out of Utah and into southern Idaho. By 4:00 p.m. we decided that we needed to find a nice motel with an indoor pool. Ah yes, and this is why we are in Twin Falls, Idaho. We checked into the Best Western and immediately headed for the pool. It was a salt water pool, so very little chlorine. It was not your ordinary motel pool. This one was about 50 feet long. We swam many lengths and it felt great. After a short rest we went for a long walk. It was nice to get some good exercise.
For dinner tonight we had quite possibly the best steak - ever! We went to the Rock Creek Bar (restaurant). The special tonight was a 12 oz. top sirloin. That's a lot of beef. But bar none, the best.
Tomorrow we are headed for Lake Lenore, Washington. We will spend the night with Aunt Lynda and Uncle Bob. It will be re great to get caught up with them.
This photographer took the day off......
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