9-19-78 We left Cheyenne at 6:30 local time (The wind had blown so hard that night that it blew off an outside door into the motel) and headed for Salt Lake City. We didn't see much of Iowa as it was dark and rainy but Nebraska is desolate looking. We could tell we were going up but all you see is slight hills and scrub. In Southeastern Wyoming, there are no trees just hills of yellow grass, cows and telephone poles and an occasional oil well.
We started getting into snow at the Lincoln Monument on I80. The highway was wet and lots of spitting snow. Elk Mountain and a lot of the other high mountains are snow covered. We're about 180 miles from Salt Lake City. It's 2:15 pm and we've checked into our motel - Motel 6 - $18.00 for the three of us. The hotel is an el cheapo. Black and white TV - which you pay extra for. (as I remember there were only two towels in the room and we had to pay a little more for a third towel)
About 20 miles before Wyoming ended and for about twenty miles into Utah there was a lot of snow on the ground - about 2 or more inches, it was really beautiful but the highways were clear and dry. Utah is the most beautiful state. About 25 miles out side of Salt Lake City you start down a winding road that has to be one of the Country's most spectacular drives. High mountains and at this time of the year, red and yellow bushes on the sides of these green hills partially covered with snow. It was gorgeous. Salt Lake City is in a valley surrounded by mountains
We toured the Temple Square area. It was beautiful. Lots of gorgeous flowers and monuments. We took the tour (Of the Visitors Center) under protest of Judy but Marge and Norma enjoyed it. The history is different but interesting. One of the guides told us about a shopping center called "Old Trolley Square" so we visited it. It's made from an old trolley barn. Lots of interesting shops, very unique. We ate at the Old Spaghetti Factory.
9-20: Norma woke everyone up early and we headed for the great Salt Lake. When we arrived it was still dark. So we drove back to the airport to have breakfast. By the time we finished eating it was light enough to see the lake and mountains around them. It's a big, big body of water. We could see mountains in the distance and it took a long time to get to them. We stopped for gas at Windover, Nevada, just over the border. Gas is expensive out here - $.69.9 or $.70.9
We stopped at Battle Mountain, Nev. for gas and added a quart of oil. They had a crummy little roadside park where we ate a sandwich. (we had a cooler for drinks and sandwich makings) Marge had a chocolate attack and Judy stopped so we could get some candy bars. Battle Mountain is about center state. The mountains are all in the distance and they don't look real. I looks like someone has painted a back drop for a stage set.
We got into Reno and found a room at the Six Gun Motel. While Marge read, Judy and Norma went down to the swimming pool and jacuzzi. Nice and refreshing!
We saw on billboards that Andy Williams last night at the Nugget Casino was tonight so we made reservations. When we came in we slipped the maitre de' a five and he gave us a table center in front of the stage. We had a great meal and visited with the people sitting around us. The show started with a comedian named Steve Blustier. He was cute and his jokes were mediocre. Gave an impression of being a nice Jewish boy from next door.
Andy Williams portion started with a huge screen showing him from a little boy on and then from the back of the room, he came singing "Moon River" He came right by us and down to the stage on Marge's side of the table. She reached out and touched him as he went by. He put on an excellent show, a lot of variety - a good two hour show. Shirley MacLaine was in the theater and Andy introduced her. She is their next performer. Our evening at the Celebrity Room with tips, drinks, meal and show was $23.40 each.
We spent time in the Casino at the Nugget, had an enjoyable time and were home about 11:30.
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