It's Day 6 & we are winding down on the Blair Family Cross-country move!!! We've driven over 2500 miles so far & today we head out to yet another "Bucket List" location- Lake Tahoe!!!!! (Cue the Mr Kelly Happy dance!!!)
On the drive out of Salt Lake City we stop to explore the Bonneville Salt Flats & the Great Salt Lake. 
We pass the Morton Salt Factory & some other random landmarks. We stop at the rest area for a few photo opts & are greeted by a grouchy attendant we later named "the salt Nazi". She was yelling at everyone she encountered in another language. After quick interpretation of gestures I could see she was unhappy about cleaning up all the salt people were tracking into the restrooms. Wait- isn't that what you're paid to do?? Just sayin:)...
We enter the Pacific Time Zone-Whoop!! 
The terrain is high desert with lots of snow-capped peaks, which is strange bc it's 100 degrees in the valley!!
We notice on our travels that many of the mountains have Giant letters on them. Here's what Google had to say,
"Hillside letters or mountain monograms are a form of geoglyph (more specifically hill figures) common in the American West, consisting of large single letters, abbreviations, or messages emblazoned on hillsides, typically created and maintained by schools or towns. There are approximately 500 of these geoglyphs, ranging in size from a few feet to hundreds of feet tall. They form an important part of the western cultural landscape, where they function as symbols of school pride and civic identity, similar to water towers and town slogans on highway "welcome to" signs in other regions."
Pretty cool!!
We pass Carlin,NV "Where the train stops & the gold rush begins"!!
It's extremely windy & there are wind advisories along our trek. We encounter many Dust tornados-aka Dust Devils & I actually drive through one which is terrifying!! It jerked the Yukon all over the road!!! Yikes!!!
We are pleasantly surprised at Carson City. It's nicer than we thought & has plenty of good options!!
As soon as we get out of the car I am verbally assaulted by a grouchy old woman who proceeds to bless me out for letting Sadie potty herself in the SHADE!! She yells,"why don't you take your shoes off & walk barefoot on the scorching asphalt??!!" Wow!! Really lady?
Our hotel is nothing glamorous, but clean & comfortable. We joke that the Casino downstairs reminds us of Clark & Uncle Eddie playing games in Vegas Vacation!!! We put a dollar in the penny slot machine & win $.25!!! We're RICH!!! $$
After getting settled in a bit, we grab subs at Jimmy Johns & head to Lake Tahoe with The Jenkins Group cooler in tow...(No royalties needed for that plug Lori & Kelly..)
We drive up & over the mountains to reach the lake. The higher we climb, the cooler the air gets... Ahhh!! 
There are no words or pics that can do justice to the Beauty of this place!! It's heaven on Earth!! We park & hike down to Chimney Beach. The water is crystal clear & refreshing!! I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!
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