Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Road Trip to Mustang 50th Birthday in Las Vegas

To celebrate the Mustangs 50th Birthday, I took a week off work and drove my 96 GT to Las Vegas from Mukilteo.

Day One: Mukilteo, WA to Springville, UT - 905 Miles

5:30 AM - Stop #1 for Gas




7:30 AM - Stop #2 for Coffee - Ellensburg


7:41 AM Stop #3 for View Point Eastbound I-82 Outside Ellensburg, WA


9:25 AM - Oregon State Line





9:56 AM - Stop #4 for Fuel in Hermiston, Oregon


10:36 AM - Stop #5 for View Point at Dead Man's Pass on I-84 East of Pendleton, Oregon





12:15 PM (1:15 PM MST) - Idaho State Line


12:17 PM (1:17 PM MST) Stop #6 & 7 for Gas and Food. Filled up in Ontario, Oregon and ate my Arby's at the Rest Stop Overlooking the Snake River in Idaho.



3:47 PM (4:47 PM MST) - Stop #8 for Food and Gas in Burley, Idaho and parked next to a Roush Stage 1 at Jack in the Box. Before pushing into Salt Lake City, Utah


 5:08 PM (6:08 PM MST) - Rest Break just before Utah State Line.




5:15 PM (6:15 PM MST) - Utah State Line


That's not an illusion - The Speed limit in Utah is 80 MPH. I did 90 with no issues.


8:30 PM (9:30 PM MST) - Final Stop for the Night - Springville, Utah

Total of 905 Miles travelled.


Day 2 - Departed Springville bright an early.

3:37 AM (4:37 AM MST) Left Springville, Utah

4:37 AM (5:37 AM MST) Fuel Stop in Beaver, Utah


7:38 AM - Arizona State Line and the return to PST.



8:05 AM - Nevada State Line


9:04 AM - Vegas can be seen in the distance.



10:15 AM - Vegas - Time for a clean car at Regency Auto Spa. They had to wash it offline because the car was to low for the track to pull the car through the wash.


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