Day 3 was our longest planned day on the road and from fill up in the morning to fill up in the afternoon we drove 385.2 miles. The first 60 miles was to finish up the rest of the loneliest road where it stops at the Nevada state line. At least that is what they would have you believe. Right at the Nevada/Utah line is a quickstop (Utah side) and casino (Nevada side) called Bordertown which is the last bit of services for 90 miles. That 90 Utah miles of US-50 is just as lonely as the 300 and something Nevada miles.
We spent a night in Moab on our last trip to Santa Fe in November and this time we are going to spend two nights. So instead of continuing on tomorrow morning as we did that time, we are going to spend the day going to Canyonlands National Park before moving on on Thursday. We have been through it neighbor park Arches, twice before (2009 & 2018), but have never visited Canyonlands before.
Not that Moab was a secret or anything before, but it is amazing just how crowded and built up it has become since that 2009 visit. There are reasons for that growth of course, the outdoor recreation in this bit of Utah are are as varied as they are plentiful, but still we both can’t help but wish that it was a little more like it was.
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- Empty US-50 in Utah
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- A view from one of the many scenic overlooks along I-70 in western Utah.
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- This was taken in Green River, Utah where they have an annual Watermelon Festival.