Good morning from Salt Lake City! We pulled in here around 1 a.m. local time, but had a memorable, and mostly easy drive all day. We marvelled at the deep snow on the mountainsides in the Sierra, coming over Donner Summit, but were very grateful that the roads were clear and dry. My knuckles got kinda stiff from gripping the steering wheel a little too tightly as we navigated a mix of sleet/snow near the summit, but that will pass. Sunset lit the snow-capped peaks of the ? Sawtooth? Wasatch? amazing shades of rose and orange, which we watched from the kids' playscape at Burger King in Elko, Nevada. (Foodies, just close your eyes to the fast-food references. There may be several.)
We've been listening to a biography of Crazy Horse, and having great discussions about what happens when cultures collide. It's fascinating to hear what an 8 year old would have done if he'd been in charge of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the 1850's. The kids are doing a great job of sharing, helping me, and helping each other. I'm sure there will be days when they are ready to kill each other, but for now, I'm grateful.
Another thing to be grateful for: when the kids went down to the car this morning, to retrieve our breakfast box, they found one door standing open. (I'm not sure how that happened, as I KNOW I pushed the "door close" button.) There was really nothing to steal, except a few dirty socks, and the iPods. The iPods were under some dirty kleenexes and I guess the would-be thieves were not allergy sufferers? The iPods were both still there. Unfortunately, so were the dirty socks.
ONWARD toward Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Monument !
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