Approaching Salt Lake City and the Wasatch Mountains

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Snowcapped Wasatch Mountains east of Salt Lake City Park City, Utah, where the 2002 Winter Olympics were held A long freight train parallels the highway. The Utah-Wyoming state line. Note the orange barrels. - We'll be seeing thousands of those through out the trip.
I-80 in western Wyoming We see many interesting rock formations along the highway. We go through one of the formations via a tunnel. We stopped for a break and took a walk to stretch - our legs. We found lilacs blooming everywhere!
About 35 miles out of Rawlins we saw thunderstorms ahead. - Just after we got our motel room in Rawlins it poured for about a half hour. Tuesday, May 24 - East of Rawlins we got into the rolling cow - country of Wyoming. Note all of the snow fences. The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument. - Built across America's busiest east-west highway, it's a museum paying - tribute to the pioneers' westward journey and America's freedom of mobility. Wednesday, May 25 - After spending the night near Grand Island, Nebraska, - we arrived in Omaha. We drove through the city to check it out. Thursday, May 26 - Crossing the Mississippi River as we left Iowa

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