We are heading EAST today, passing through the Provo Canyon, just Southeast of Salt Lake City, stopping a Bridal Vail falls. How come every water fall has the story of the Indian princess who threw herself in the water to create the falls, is that not the story of Niagara Falls?, there are a lot of native princesses out there somewhere, I just hope we don't run out of waterfalls to accommodate them all. The waterfall was extremely beautiful and was worth the stop.
We did a quick tour of Park City, UT, the ski resort town that hosted part of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, before taking the I-80 for 300 miles to Rawlins, WY. The weather was much warmer today, but in the afternoon the winds picked up again, this time the gusts were from behind. Wyoming is open, there was nothing in site for 200+ miles, that was the visibility today, under overcast skies.
Stopped for lunch in Evanston, WY, which is the first town of any size as you enter the state. Spent about 20 minutes down at the RR Station, timing was perfect to see UP Hotshot Double Stack train the "Denver - Z" (zee to the America's), go by with about 40 cars and locos at both ends. Video only on this one.
Continuing East I came across an entire sub division of two story homes, about 40 or so - TOTALLY ABANDONED. Very spooky, I think this was a community of homes directly linked to a non operating mine.
At Creston, WY, I stopped for about 30 minutes for a East Bound UP Drag Freight to catch up, why you ask, it had new GO Transit Engine #637, in the 3rd unit position, brand new heading for Toronto from Boise, ID where they are made, like a break-in run, very cool to see especially as the winds were up to 40MPH, so on the video that is all you will here is the wind.
Arrived in Rawlins at 6PM on the dot - another long day, but no complaints.
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