The Bonneville Salt Flats, the Badlands, blizzards in the mountains and more awaited us on our return voyage! Vegas is OK for a couple of days, but the circus kind of wears on your soul before too long. Ironically enough, “Leaving Las Vegas” pumped from the Beats by Dre system as we headed northeast and made tracks beyond the city limits. It was a stunning day strung with threatening clouds which never followed through, and US-93 makes for a fine drive with interesting terrain, long straightaways and smooth roads. I suppose those west of the Mississippi take that last thing for granted; but when you’re from Detroit, every mile without an asteroid crater-type pothole is a sign from the gods to put the hammer down. I’ve gotten pretty good at explaining that to the police. Still no tickets. (Continue Reading)