Day 1, UT/NV

After our flight and a quick trip to Walmart to stock up on supplies we drove to our first stop, the Bonneville Salt Flats in northwest Utah. We nicknamed our rental car "The Silver Bullet" because it's what Dad thought of when he saw that I got the car up to 115mph through the Salt Flats. Just kidding. While I wasn't able to drive on any road except the highway, the Salt Flats are actually known for the race cars that speed across its barren terrain. Actually, a car very much like ours, except with rocket engines strapped to its sides blasted its way across the Flats and broke the sound barrior!
After we checked into our hotel and ate we went to Ward Charcoal Ovens State Park in eastern Nevada. The ovens and desert here were pretty cool to see with a close to setting sun. Built in 1872, the ovens were only operational for about three years due to the depletion of trees - because who would have thought that there would be a shortage of trees in a desert? Nowadays though, the ovens serve as a secluded tourist spot for those willing to explore sites off the main route. The only wildlife we encountered were some tiny lizards, which scurried across the ground and up the oven walls. While the Ward Charcal Ovens were a quick, unpopulated stop, it is definatly something we would reccommend to anyone traveling in the area.