Montana Trip - Day 5

[up at 0630L - last day in the Navy... - made calls to ensure I can take care of retirement paperwork on the 1st (A-O-K) - left Vernal and drove north on US-191 - stopped for a hike (1.5 miles each way) at [Red Fleet] State Park - wasn't too hot when I started - only took one bottle of water - sand, rocks, tough trail to navigate - found dinosaur tracks at the end of the trail, on the edge of a reservoir - lots of tracks, actually (a trail for several groups of various sizes) - it was tougher walking back to my car (hotter, drank all my water) - Thank God for the dinosaur footprints painted on the rocks, or I would have gotten lost! - as I left the trail, noticed there was a guide book and trail log (I should know to look for that by now...) - back on the road, drove through changing terrain - signs told what was along the road (bones, coal, oil, gems, etc.) - trees, plateaus, cliffs (all stunning) - made it to Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area around 1130L - at fork in the road (US-191 and UT-44), drove towards Dutch John - got (some) gas (expensive!) and then ate lunch at the Flaming Gorge Lodge (Green River Jumbalaya) - drove back to UT-44 and stopped at the Gorge visitor center [at Red Canyon] - pleasant weather, great views - stopped for a few more photos and continued into Wyoming - used WY-414 all the way to Mountain View - turned onto Business I-80 and stopped at Fort Bridger - visited the State Historic Park (people setting up for Jim Bridger Days) - nice lady at the museum told me about Mormon Trail (etc.) - talked to some other interesting folks - got a root beer float next door before getting back in the car - drove a short distance to I-80 (weird to be on an interstate again...) - very windy - gas just before leaving Wyoming (Evanston) - nice scenery: big hills and canyons - called Katie to wish her a happy birthday - turned on to I-84 (nothing like the I-84 I've used in the East!) - just before junction of I-84 and I-15 (south of Ogden), got off interstate and used US-89 and UT-193 to get to Hill Air Force Base [Layton, UT] - located lodging and got my stuff to the room - ate dinner at the Food Court (Taco Bell $5 box) - back at room - laundry and unpacking - then I discovered my digital camera in the laundry as I switched it in the dryer (!) - disassembled it and hoped for the best - was getting so much done (more prep for visit to the Family History Library in the morning), didn't notice what time it was - bed around 0100L (took longer to fall asleep)...]