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JPG wrote:Wet salt flat may be more accurate.

Well almost but not quite. It is regular ground that got flooded by the lakes salt water in 1984/85.

If you want a true salt flat you need to drive west on I-80 to Wdendover Utah/Nevada. Wendover AF Station in Utah is where they loaded the first Atomic bombs during WW II. The base is still there.

The Bonneville salt flats are about 3 miles east of the Nevada border on the north side of I-80. This is the infamous Bonneyville race way. There is absolutely nothing there but a very level salt flat for miles and miles. The last exit before you get to Wendover Ut is the exit to take. (about 2 miles). The road goes north for about 2 miles and then they built up a road that goes east out on to the salt flat. It is about 3 moles long and there is nothing there but a flat salt bed and a sign declaring what it is. The salt is flat and massive so the reason it is used for land speed records.

It is under water every few years so they can't hold the speed trials.

BTW, the salt tastes just like table salt. Morton Salt has a large evaporation facility about 30 miles west of Salt Lake City on I-80 on the lake shore.

ERLover wrote:

JPG wrote:Wet salt flat may be more accurate.

You ever been to SLC and the lake in Aug?? It freaken stinks!!!!
The only thing worse is being stuck at SLC airport on Mothers Day for 5 hours and not a bar open anywhere!!!

Well you must have been there on a bad day with strong winds blowing. Sometimes that stirs up the lake and you get that smell. Much less than once a year. It does happen but not very often. Of course if you are not used to it that may make a difference.

Bars on Sunday. Yes that was an issue years ago. Laws and times have changed.

Mrs. Burger I presume.

JPG wrote:Mrs. Burger I presume.

as usual JPG you beat me to it!!!

I remember hearing the stories about Ab Jenkins,
who started the racing craze out there.

Jenkins had Augie Duesenberg build his later cars.

Ab used to call Augie, a Gentile, and Augie called
Ab "The Salt Bishop."

The Pontiac Bonneville was named in honor of Ab.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_Jenkins

steve

I bought a new 95 Bonny, one of my best cars I ever owned, 226K on it and was running strong till some old lady totalled it. That 3.8L was rock solid. Also had a Triumph 650 Bonny cycle, my first one, then went Harley.

The chick could well have survived. If so they will be flying in food, if not they will most likely fly off.

Those who have been following eagle news this week have heard about the camera picking up a meal of cat. Yes nature is nature and things happen.

Ed

JPG wrote:Mrs. Burger I presume.

Yes

reible wrote:The chick could well have survived. If so they will be flying in food, if not they will most likely fly off.

Those who have been following eagle news this week have heard about the camera picking up a meal of cat. Yes nature is nature and things happen.

Ed

The chick may have survived. The parents are still there and my wife says she can see a third smaller one. Her eyes are better than mine. They were all in a smaller tree in the same area this morning.

That was nice news John, maybe they will rebuild there.