Omaha to Salt Lake City - Interstate 80
Looking on taking I-80 from Omaha to Cheyenne and on to Salt Lake City. Anyone driven it lately? How's the road, any BIG mountain stretches to worry about? I know Neb and Wyo are probably pretty fla...
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Wyocamper coverred everything I was going to plus more. ;)
At the top of the pass between Cheyenne and Laramie is a little rest stop with a statue of Abraham Lincoln and a really spectacular view. Also, if you have time and want more gorgeous scenery, exit Laramie and take Wyoming 130, a scenic byway through the Snowy Range. There was still snow up there when DH and I last drove it on July 4. I've driven it in a Fleetwood Jamboree class C and a Fleetwood Bounder underpowered DP class A, the road is constantly up and down so even braking wasn't an issue. I would not want to drive a MH in downtown Laramie, though.
If you are more into touristy things, there is a working bison ranch south of Cheyenne that offers a train ride through their bison herd. Overpriced of course but you will get amazing photographs of bison close up - they know the train brings them people who will throw them treats. Very RV accessible, there is a steep but short hill from the entrance level down to the train station, but my class C drove it numerous times without problem. Or you can leave the RV parked on the entrance level and walk down the hill. They have an RV park so they are very used to big rigs. The restaurant there is terribly overpriced and not that good but you can always eat in your RV. ;)
At the top of the pass between Cheyenne and Laramie is a little rest stop with a statue of Abraham Lincoln and a really spectacular view. Also, if you have time and want more gorgeous scenery, exit Laramie and take Wyoming 130, a scenic byway through the Snowy Range. There was still snow up there when DH and I last drove it on July 4. I've driven it in a Fleetwood Jamboree class C and a Fleetwood Bounder underpowered DP class A, the road is constantly up and down so even braking wasn't an issue. I would not want to drive a MH in downtown Laramie, though.
If you are more into touristy things, there is a working bison ranch south of Cheyenne that offers a train ride through their bison herd. Overpriced of course but you will get amazing photographs of bison close up - they know the train brings them people who will throw them treats. Very RV accessible, there is a steep but short hill from the entrance level down to the train station, but my class C drove it numerous times without problem. Or you can leave the RV parked on the entrance level and walk down the hill. They have an RV park so they are very used to big rigs. The restaurant there is terribly overpriced and not that good but you can always eat in your RV. ;)
