After leaving Reno we stopped at West Wendover, NV. Most people would ask why we would you stop at West Wendover. Well West Wendover, NV is known for being on the edge of the Bonneville Salt Flats where land speed records are set. It is the closest town to the speedway being only four miles west of the actual access road to the speedway. In fact there are no other towns near the salt flats other than Wendover, NV. The actual racing takes place in September but this year it was cancelled due to there being too much rain which made the salt unstable for racing. People warned me not to drive on the flats because your car could sink through the top salt layer and get stuck even though it feels solid walking on it. They also warned that the salt would stick to your under carriage of your car and you would need to wash it off since the salt is very corrosive to your car.
You can see the salt flats from the rv park we stayed at.
Here is our neighbors $1.5 million home on wheels with a matching trailer.
They claim you can see the curvature of the earth at the salt flats but I didn't see it.
Here is a part of the salt flats under water which I guess is not uncommon but usually doesn't last into September.
There is an old Air Force base here where pilots were trained and practice bomb drops were made prior to the Hiroshima bomb drop.
This is a sculpture on I80 as you cross the salt flats.
Ever wonder where your Morton salt comes from
More mountains. Did a lot of climbing again today.
