Day 61 – Declo, ID to Salt Lake City, UT

Rain is on the way, but today was mostly sunny and we enjoyed a relatively short drive of 176 miles to Salt Lake City.

Getting Started

Carol had a rough night. She felt sick and didn't sleep very much.

We got up much later than usual and didn't get on the road until almost 11.

The morning looked brighter than we felt.

The Route

We took I-84 east from Declo to Brigham City where we connected with I-15 and followed it south into Salt Lake City.

Along the Way

The first 65 miles or so were pretty desolate. There were no towns or gas stops along I-84.

It's pretty desolate out here.

And there are miles to go. 

Snowville UT was our first opportunity for a stop. It’s a quaint little community. We got gas and stopped at Mollie’s Café for lunch. Mini Mollie (Mollie’s granddaughter) was our server. She was young, very efficient and quite sociable. She shared some family history and was proud to announce that her 10 month old daughter (the last of 5 children) had increased the census to 101. She also made it quite clear that further population growth was someone else’s responsibility.

The terrain along I-84 was rugged. We found it captivating.

Towns, businesses, and traffic increased dramatically after we got to Tremonton UT.

The Campground

We’re staying at the Salt Lake City KOA. It’s located inside the city limits, just 2 miles from Temple Square. Campgrounds inside large cities are usually like cramped parking lots with no privacy … but, not here. It’s attractive, nicely landscaped, and relatively secluded from traffic and street noise.

We’ll be here for 2 or 3 days.

Evening Weather Update (7:30pm)
The forecast calls for heavy rain and thunderstorms tomorrow. We're getting early confirmation now.

We had some strong wind gusts this afternoon and a brief shower. Dark clouds moved in around 6pm. The wind has increased and we can hear thunder.

It looks like this evening will be interesting and tomorrow will not be a good sightseeing day.