11. Day 2

 Day 2 - Bonneville Salt Flats to Sidney, Nebraska - 658 miles

The second day of the trip was a day of highs and lows.  I had a hard time sleeping last night, only got 5 hours of sleep if that.  The bonus was being up to watch the sunrise over the salt flats, so awesome.  Took a bunch of aerial shots with the drone, but for some reason they didn't save to the memory card.  Thankfully one video clip ended up on my phone, phew.

A couple hours on the road and I had to stop for gas just outside of Salt Lake City.  I looked up nearby trails and picked one right off the freeway no knowing it was the park that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, win!  Fantastic trails there, had a blast exploring and seeing all the summertime activities they had setup including an alpine slide, extreme zipline and summer bobsled.  Definitely want to come back to this place.

The rest of Utah was very scenic, but as many already know, Wyoming is pretty boring from I-80. The white line fever is a real thing and a pickup veered into my lane, running me onto the shoulder.  Thankfully no contact, but definitely nerve wracking.  By the time I pulled into Laramie for gas I was just about ready to give up on the day, but 37 degrees with high winds and snow on the ground encouraged me to push on.  I'm now settled into the campground at Cabela's HQ in Sidney, NE with power, wifi and most importantly a hot shower.