Day 12 (Sat May 21, 2011): Great Basin National Park; Bonneville Salt Flats

Day's Summary: Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin. Overnight: Eagle's Landing, Beaver.

Motel 6 (Wendover, UT)

Inexpensive Motel 6 in Wendover, UT. West Wendover, NV is to the west, and is officially the only part of Nevada to observe Mountain Time due to its ties to Utah. Think of West Wendover, NV, as essentially part of UT.

You can see a piece of dust on the lens when I zoom into the cell towers around 0:57 or so (and you can clearly see the U-shaped dust particle throughout this day's videos). I discuss it more in detail during Day 13.

Approaching Bonneville Salt Flats

I had planned to possibly drive out onto the Salt Flats but it was still flooded. Fascinating drive through a very flat salty area.

Bonneville Salt Flats

This isn't always flooded. The "Floating Island" is a landmark to make sure you stay on the Salt Flats and don't veer off into mud and get your vehicle stuck. Of course, I mention that there's no way I'm going to take a vehicle out into a lake.

Bonneville Salt Flats

I have to make actual contact with the water using my foot. I became one with the Salt Flats.

Bonneville Salt Flats

Back in the car, in my mind lamenting the fact that I can't take my vehicle into the briny temporary lake!

Bonneville Salt Flats Road Race?

No comment.

Bonneville Salt Flats Road Race?

No comment.

I-80 East Rest Area Near Bonneville Salt Flats

Headed to Salt Lake City. You can see the Salt Flat "lake" across the freeway.

I-80 East To Salt Lake City, UT

Very flat drive from Wendover. Currently around 37 miles outside of Salt Lake City, near mile marker 65.

← Day 11 | Trip Index | Day 13 →

VLA/Pie Town:	[Day 1]	Tue May 10	Drive day	Drive day · 7 videos
	[Day 2]	Wed May 11	The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village	The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village · 38 videos
Grand Canyon N.P. (South Rim):	[Day 3]	Thu May 12	Grand Canyon South Rim	Grand Canyon South Rim · 16 videos
	[Day 4]	Fri May 13	South Kaibab hike	South Kaibab hike · 22 videos
	[Day 5]	Sat May 14	Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden	Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden · 13 videos
Grand Canyon N.P. (North Rim):	[Day 6]	Sun May 15	To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point	To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point · 27 videos
	[Day 7]	Mon May 16	North Rim: Walhalla Plateau	North Rim: Walhalla Plateau · 27 videos
Zion N.P.:	[Day 8]	Tue May 17	To Zion; Observation Point hike	To Zion; Observation Point hike · 19 videos
	[Day 9]	Wed May 18	The Narrows	The Narrows · 12 videos
	[Day 10]	Thu May 19	Angels Landing and Kolob Canyons	Angels Landing and Kolob Canyons · 21 videos
Great Basin N.P.:	[Day 11]	Fri May 20	To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves	To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves · 14 videos
	[Day 12]	Sat May 21	Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin	Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin · 9 videos
Zion N.P. (II):	[Day 13]	Sun May 22	Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon	Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon · 25 videos
Bryce Canyon N.P.:	[Day 14]	Mon May 23	Bryce Canyon National Park	Bryce Canyon National Park · 29 videos
Arches N.P.:	[Day 15]	Tue May 24	To Arches via Capitol Reef	To Arches via Capitol Reef · 22 videos
	[Day 16]	Wed May 25	Devils Garden and Delicate Arch	Devils Garden and Delicate Arch · 14 videos
	[Day 17]	Thu May 26	Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point	Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point · 8 videos
Canyonlands N.P.:	[Day 18]	Fri May 27	Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles	Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles · 22 videos
Monument Valley/Mesa Verde N.P.:	[Day 19]	Sat May 28	Monument Valley and Mesa Verde	Monument Valley and Mesa Verde · 16 videos
Great Sand Dunes N.P.:	[Day 20]	Sun May 29	Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike	Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike · 11 videos
	[Day 21/22]	Mon May 30	Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east	Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east · 4 videos
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