Category: 2026 Oregon Trip
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Northern Nevada
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Our journey to the west coast continued today. This was the furthest west we have traveled on I-80 in Usain. Wildlife Crossings The only really unique thing observed on our journey through northern Nevada were grass-covered, tunnel-like overpasses, that at first glance, didn’t seem to serve any purpose. Lisa guessed that they might be wildlife…
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Historic Wendover Airfield Beyond the Salt Flats
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This Harvest Host site in Utah we are staying at tonight is steeped in WWII history. The airfield was opened in 1940 with a few buildings and bombing and gunnery ranges for training. This quickly grew to several hundred buildings after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The B-17 and the B-24 heavy bombardment groups were…
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Park City, Utah
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The end of our third day on the road took us to Park City, Utah. We were here in September 2024 when we toured the Utah Olympic Park and spent a couple of nights on Wasatch Mountain. This time we stayed at a lower altitude and had a nice hike below the Olympic ski jump…
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Green River, WY
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Today, our drive across Wyoming was uneventful. We are always amazed at the scenery along I-80, with abrupt changes from prairie to mountain, then back to some farmland, then more mountains. We stopped at the Sherman Summit rest stop at the highest point of the entire I-80 route at 8,640 feet. There is a massive…
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Better Late Than Never
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We had planned to start our next adventure on Sunday, May 31, but a checkup visit to Lisa’s oncologist the week before threw a monkey wrench into our plans. A potential issue was discovered but after an MRI, ultrasound, and finally a biopsy, we didn’t get away until Thursday, June 11. Hoping for the best,…