Benvenuti amici!
As promised, we are back with Part Two of MEL's latest off road adventure. You read that correctly ~ Off Road with a Fitito. Judging by the flood of reader traffic we experienced for Part One, you genuinely enjoyed sitting shotgun in the Cinquino of this amazing FIAT life enthusiast. I will not keep you from the trail any longer. Read on, friends...
The Call of the 'Cento: pt 2
Day one involved driving from the Boise area to West Haven, UT. I took a detour along the way to see Golden Spike National Monument. As a history buff, I was pretty excited to see this. En route to Golden Spike there was a sign on the highway indicating there was a 'rocket display' as well. Rocket display?! Wha-?!!
Sure enough, rocket display!
Apparently, there is a private company (ATK) that makes rockets and things for NASA & the DoD (Department of Defense). [They] had a really neat, informative display in front of their facility.
MEL's pocket rocket & rocket-rockets
The drive to Golden Spike is beautiful. There are signs of the RR (Rail Road) business from the 1800s all over the area- leveling, rock blasts, ties, etc. [A little] background: the transcontinental RR was completed at Golden Spike in 1869 ~ hence the National Monument.
The two companies involved in the construction each had their own RR Engines [called] Jupiter and Engine 119. The engines on display are near exact replicas of the originals. See; photograph below:
There are trails to the East and West from the Visitor Center that [allow thrill seekers to] explore the area. See; the two following photographs:
A view of the salt flats
A view of impressions left behind by RR Co
A view of the 'Chinese Arch'
There were other trails to explore, but I was on a time crunch to catch a flight. Alas, I missed 'Promontory Point'. I also had to remind myself I have about an 8" clearance for off-pavement trails, HaHa! - MEL B
To be continued...
Vivere.Amare.Guidare.
Ciao!
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