Saturday July 1st 2017

Today started clear and sunny around 70 degrees at 8am this morning. It kept climbing to around 90 late this afternoon. The sun was blocked by dark clouds late in the day or it would likely have gotten a lot warmer. I suspect the dark clouds are actually smoke from wildfires in northwestern Nevada.

I did my usual first day in a new area exploring today. There isn’t much nearby but the two towns of West Wendover NV and Wendover UT. West Wendover NV is the bigger town that seems to exist to satisfy the gambling and other vices of the citizens of Utah. I stopped at one of the 5 casinos in town and most of the cars were from Utah. Two of the casinos are built right on the state line which is also painted on the main street.

Statue in the middle of the main road in West Wendover NV.

Wendover UT was settled as a stop on the railroad and became known for its role in World War II. It was the home of the US Army Air Force base that trained the 509th Composite Group that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. I need to find out what kind of memorials or museums are available in town. The areas to the north and south of town seem to be nothing but desert mountains. To the east is the Bonneville Salt Flats area.

This campground is primarily an overnight stop. I had plenty of neighbors last night, but many of them were gone by the time I got up this morning. The remainder of last nights arrivals were gone by the time I got back from my touring. A handful of rigs were here when I arrived and were still here this afternoon. Tonight I have new neighbors that also look like they will be gone in the morning.