We got back on the road and headed for Salt Lake City as our first destination....the drive down was nice and scenic. I have always enjoyed driving through Idaho and someday hopefully we will stop and see more than just what is off the highway!
We left Salt Lake City and on our way out on I-80 we stopped at the Great Salt Lake and Bonneville Salt Flats:
Kevin took the opportunity to do a little photo shoot.
The water was certainly salty and I'm glad we decided not to swim as even dipping my feet in was a little gross, afterward. The water was beautiful though as was the landscape beyond. We drove on and stopped at a rest area at the Bonneville Salt Flats for some more photos and to finally rinse my feet off. Ick!
I've been reading Annals of the Former World and though I'm not far into it, it has changed the way I look at the mountains and hills and valleys and ranges, particularly along our drive to Reno on I-80. Even with my vocabulary I have no idea what about 1/3 of the words he uses mean, which makes this a challenging read, though still enjoyable given his style. I've tried to read with the resources of the Internet accompanying me, but that makes it quite tedious. I'm finding it far better to use context and guess as best I can....I can always re-read it and look up words again if I need to. For a first reading I'm thinking that more general may be better.
In Reno, we stayed at a 4-star casino resort which was interesting. It was by far the nicest room we've stayed in (especially for the money, though it's clearly subsidized by the gambling and restaurants downstairs....)...but it was odd being at a casino and rather sad overall.
Friday, we drove on to San Francisco, over the mountains near Tahoe and Truckee. We hit our first real city traffic since leaving St. Louis. Once in the City, we wandered down to the Inner Sunset and explored our old neighborhood, finding several new restaurants have opened! It made us a bit sad to see what we have missed and are missing.....we then met up with DB's former roommate, had dinner at our favorite Indian place and headed to see Drew's show in Oakland. We spent a few memorable hours with friends afterward, talking and playing charades....and then trying to figure out how to get into the apartment after our friend lost his keys....in his shirt pocket.
This morning finds us at one of our favorite old cafes.....and I'm getting ready to have lunch with a good friend. Tonight should bring more friends and another Drew gig....
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