4 AM? Due to daylight saving time ending and being in a different time zone ... and trying to get an extra 60 miles today.

We were down at breakfast before it was all set out, and then BB fueled this AM, I fueled last night. It was raining and about 34 degrees when we left this AM and hoping the storms were beyond us.

Only a few miles down the road we hit ice, hard pack snow. That first stretch between Cheyenne and Laramie that we didn't want to do last night was the worst. By the time we hit it it was getting light so we could see what we were in for. Highway signs are 'variable' and set at 45 (instead of 80.) We past a couple of trucks going 10-20 miles an hour and a few past us early going closer to 80 but most of the traffic was holding it pretty good through the worst of it. We may have had 2-3 hours of it, not sure how many miles it was.

Roads were plowed and sanded but no salt and no sun, early fog but we drove out of that by daylight. Sand was throwing up a lot of rocks but haven't found any damage ... yet. Other than those spots and a little wind the driving was good.

We stopped first at a rest area near Elk Mountain, that first leg took an extra half hour. Next stop was at a Loves in Wamsutter for a break. They don't have a big car lot so we parked with the big rigs ... as I get out of my RV, some guy sticks his head out of the van parked in the next slot and complains that we are taking up big rig spots and should be parking with the 4-wheelers ... he slams his before I can respond. (We do park with the cars if there is room, but this one takes up four spots ... 24 foot long)

As we leave, BB is in front of me an goes with the incoming traffic only to find out there is only one entrance / exit. So U-turn in oncoming traffic.

Next stop is lunch and fuel at Rock Springs Shell, at Cruel Jacks. It used to have a resturant and may soon have an A&W, but right now you have to order at the fuel desk and a cook in the back will make up the food. We just picked stuff off the shelf.

Gas was cheaper in Evanston so BB only put in enough gas to get there, that is our afternoon stop.

Love the range on this RV. When I first fill it, the range shows over 600 miles. And it will vary up and down 150 miles as we drive. When we entered UT, it was 196 miles to Wendover and I had a range of 196. 60 miles later when we were in Salt Lake City, I had a range of 240 left. I didn't trust it so I put in two gallon to make sure I got that last 130 miles. Glad I did, I was down to less than three gallons when I filled at the next stop (90+ miles with no services across the salt flats)

Must be dry, lots of tracks out into the salt flats, did see one pickup that someone was trying to pull out of the salt.

Tonight we are at the Quality Inn in Wendover, UT ... we don't have permits to enter NV until tomorrow AM. We walked over to the casino for a buffet. Not cheap and food was OK, but not worth the price. Friday nights it is $29 a person, no thanks. I'm guessing the taco truck in the corner is less expensive.