August 20, Jerome, ID, to Rawlins, WY, 458 miles

Our plan today was to stop in Rock Springs, Wyoming, about 110 miles west of here but the wind was blowing soooo hard we decided to go on to Rawlins. We were on a 2 lane road and once today the wind blew me into the on-coming lane. Fortunately no one was coming at the time. It is still windy in Rawlins but not as bad as what we had earlier today. Yesterday I mentioned that we have seen some beautiful country on this trip and we have enjoyed it all. It seems that all parts of the country have beauty but in different ways. Iowa doesn’t have breath-taking beauty like majestic mountains or fabulous beaches but it is still beautiful. Wyoming has some beautiful spots, like Yellowstone, but the 450 miles we drove today is the ugliest countryside that I think I have ever seen. I don’t know how anyone could think it “pretty” but some probably do. Tomorrow we will drive through some more beautiful Wyoming country and I’ll have a picture of Mirror Lake for you. Stopped for the night at another RV Park with free WIFI that doesn’t work!