Day 1 The Clackett family leaves home

 

 

 

 

 

 

As dawn dawns, our captain, my captain, bravely heads east (on the 210). We made the Starbucks in Hesteria by 6:30am.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traveling down that long lonesome highway…….

I-15 from California all the way to Ogden, UT.  Around St George it starts to get green and the red mountains are spectacular. This is familiar territory because we have driven part of this route on the way to Denver.

Looks like they’re in it for the long haul. The rented Toyota Sienna has been great; loads of space for the boxes and bags after the third row seat is put away.  First car we have driven with adaptive cruise control and a lane warning thingy (a bell goes off and the steering wheel moves you back into line).  Weird. Loads of buttons in this thing too.  Super comfortable which is what you want if you are driving 3750 miles. MPG hovers around 23 or so.

Lunch was at Centro Woodfired Pizza in Cedar City.  We have been visiting this place on our road trips since 2012 and we all agree it is the best pizza in the world.  Until that is we get to Chicago and New York…

 

 

 

 

Virgin River, near St. George UT. I-15 climbs through a gorge, Jeri steers the Sienna with gusto and aplomb

 

 

 

 

 

Bigelow Hotel, Ogden UT