Mike here- Long drive today! Woke up late, because hey.... why not? We had some cereal and visited with Tori before she had to leave to go rafting at 11. After packing up and saying goodbye to her dad (He's a Mike, too. Very cool guy), we headed north to follow I-80 across the high desert and salt flats on the way to Park City, Utah, about 40 minutes east and just south of Salt Lake City.
The ride took almost 9 hours, and we stopped in Lovelock, NV for lunch. Weirdest. Town. Ever. There was only one fast food joint, and it was full to the brim with people. We passed a couple of mildly palsied religiosos arguing about what Jesus really looked like on our way in, and that sort of set the tone for the whole meal. We got the heck out of Dodge (err, Lovelock) and turned on Craig Ferguson's book on tape "American on Purpose." I had listened to it on the drive to and from my brother's graduation, but Chrissie had only heard a few of my fractured re-tellings, so we let it play and made it through the whole thing just shy of our destination.
Speaking of, this destination is awesome! Tori's mom has a timeshare here in Park City, and was able to get us in the place for a ridiculously low price. The least we have spent on a room (that wasn't free, anyway) this whole trip. Living room, full kitchen, two TVs, awesome bathtub, gigantic comfy bed, ROBES! Big thank you to Tori's mom for the hookup. And now to bed! Long drive to Denver tomorrow to see my cousin Dan and hopefully catch Molly, too!
No pictures today, pretty uneventful. Unless you count the freaks in Lovelock, but taking a picture of them might have cued a "Hills Have Eyes" moment.
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