After 5 weeks out here, I'm finally on my way home.  On the drive from Wendover to the airport in Salt Lake City I was soaking up the scenery, k…

Do you like to drive fast? Then the Bonneville Salt Flats is the place for you! The Bonneville Salt Flats were formed when ancient Lake Bonneville …

West Wendover, Nevada is like a mini Las Vegas with its 5 casinos.  It is on the state line with Utah, where gambling is not legal.  The ca…

We drove back to Roy for more sampling and got some gorgeous views on the way there and back.  We sort of caught the sunrise.  I'm not real…

Peppermill Grand Buffet at Peppermill Casino has a wide variety of foods at their buffet includin soups, salad bar, Chinese food, Mexican food, prime…

Our next task was to investigate the salt flats surrounding the mountain by walking km long transects, back and forth...  It was another two wee…

Part of our job out here is to walk all over the property leaving a GPS trail behind us.  This includes a huge mountain that rises over 150 m (5…

The drive to Wendover from Salt Lake City is pretty barren, especially with the rain and gloom today.  Once we got past the Great Salt Lake, the…

The Best Western in Wendover possibly has the best accomodations in town. The rooms are large and spacious with a king bed, couch, fridge and microw…

I'm working out at the base testing soil for contamination and I couldn't help but notice my surroundings.  The first site was near the airstrip…

My nose was buried in a book for much of the flight until my neighbor peered out the window and commented on the mountains.  Oh!  Mountains…