a grain of salt?

On August 05 we set out from Dillon Montana (we stayed at the Best Western in Dillon where we enjoyed the luxury of decamping and the kids splashed in the pool plus the added bonus of wifi totally made my day) with Salt Lake City our next destination. We have been averaging 500 miles a day and yet are managing to "keep it real" . The ladies are excellent travel companions and get along better than others in the vehicle ;). Having their itouchs has certainly helped keep them busy when the scenery doesn't keep them occupied. As you can see they pass the time in some unique ways. I love how their exploration of backseat photography has brought together the toys of yesterday (slinky) with the technology of today (photo taken with Grace's itouch)

















We drove through Montana and back through southern Idaho. I took the wheel just before Utah and while Dad slumbered,the snoring drowning out the radio, I drove. Of course the rain came hard at this point and there was fresh paving being done for 17 miles. Probably the most brutal part of the drive to date. I white knuckled at points as the road narrowed considerably with only one lane open and me with the camper!!
But the Utah skies were blue and the outside temperature was 40 when I pulled into a rest area just before Ogden Utah. There were only two campgrounds in this area and neither was a run of the mill campground. Both were destination style rv campgrounds. One,called Lagoon, was the site of the largest amusement park in the northwest states. The other park called Cherryhill had a waterpark on site. Luckily Lagoon was full as it would have been next to impossible to say no to that one and at $40 each even though we were arriving at 6pm it would have been a major unnecessary!
We ended up at Cherryhill where they had everyone packed in like sardines but miraculously our electric site sat alone with no neighbors. The waterpark had an after 4pm rate so we donned our suits and headed over. The lazy river was refreshing after a long hot day of driving and the views of Salt Lake city below were beautiful. The ladies had a blast and it was well worth the price of admission. I had some chicken strips in the fridge that I had marinated in a teriyaki sauce and we BBQed those for dinner with grilled peppers. We sat outside playing cards marveling at how quiet the campsite was for 930 until we realized it was 1030 :( and we still had our music and lights going. Rule breakers are not very welcome in this state so off to bed.