Utah - Nick

9/1/17

Train at Golden Spike in Promotory, Utah

Yesterday Mom and I went running in the morning. We ran about 1.5 miles. Then we started driving to our next campsite. We stopped on the way at the Golden Spike Visitor’s Center. The Golden Spike was the final railroad spike that was put in the transcontinental railroad. The transcontinental railroad was a huge deal because it connected the Western USA to the Eastern USA. The golden spike was taken out and put on display after the day it was put in. then we finished driving to our site. Then we had dinner and a little while later went to bed.

9/3/17

Two days ago Mom and I went running in the morning. We ran 3.5 miles. Then when we got back we had breakfast. Then we started driving to our next site. On the way we stopped to do some shopping. We also had lunch at Walmart. Then we finished driving to our next site. When we got there we explored in the car a little bit. Then when we got back we just kind of sat around until dinner time. I rode my bike. Then when I got back we had pizza and watched a movie.

Yesterday we stated at home all day because we were all kind of pooped for some reason and we wanted a down day. We had a big breakfast and then did nothing except sit around and lay around until about 1:00. Then we went to a laundry mat and did laundry. When we got back we had dinner. Then I rode my bike. When I got back Andi and I had a nerf war and then we went to bed.

9/4/17

Yesterday we did homework in the morning. Then we went to swim in the Great Salt Lake. We were going to do a 3 mile hike to the lake, but we found a way easier way to get there. The water that we swam in was pink because of bacteria. It was really cool. The lake was so salty that you could lay flat on your back in the water and stay afloat without trying. It was a lot like sitting in a recliner. The lake is super shallow so the water was super warm. After you got out of the water, the water evaporated off you and you were left with a hard layer of salt covering your body. When we got back to the camper we all took showers. Then we had dinner. We just hung out before bed.

Swimming (mainly floating) in the Great Salt Lake

Dried salt on our skin

9/5/17

Yesterday we swam in the Great Salt Lake again in the morning. It was really fun. We went out a little deeper than the day before. We also swam way longer. After that we did a four hour drive to our next site. We got in about 7:00 and had dinner. Then a little while later we went to bed.

The Quarry Wall at Dinosaur National Park

Today we got going early in the morning and did a hike. The hike was about 3 miles long. We saw a lot of lizards and rabbits. A lot of the hike was through a dry riverbed. Then we drove to the Visitor’s Center. Next we took a shuttle from the Visitor’s Center to Quarry Wall. Quarry Wall is a big wall with tons of dinosaur fossils in it. (We are in Dinosaur National Park). There were a lot of skulls and necks and tails. It was really cool. There was a full replica of a skeleton of a dinosaur. It looked like a T-Rex but I forgot its name. After that we came home, had dinner and went to bed.

9/7/17

Yesterday Mom and I went running in the morning. We ran about 2 ½ miles. Then we started our drive to our next campsite. We stopped at the Flaming Gorge Visitor’s Center and did a tour of the Flaming Gorge Dam. We got to see the room with the generators that turn the water into energy. It was really cool. When we were done with the tour we finished driving to our next site. When we got there I rode my bike for a while. Then we had dinner.