Wes;
I learned about antelope driving on the Interstate in Wyoming-- they are
worse than chickens about crossing the road!
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Wester Potter
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 6:58 PM
To: LSR list
Subject: Salt Report
What Hugh's pictures don't show is the Salduro Dike. When we went by
early Saturday morning on I-80 I was struck by the amount of water
inside the dike in front of the viewing area and also the height of
that water compared to the dike height. Near the freeway there's only
maybe three feet of dike showing above the water. From the canal that
is used to mine the salt flats, at about mile marker 14, to a mile
west of the Salduro Dike the water is very high. There is lots of
water right up to the freeway fill. The immediate area at the bend in
the road where we have Salt Talks is not under water but it is VERY
muddy. Perhaps we were just too early in the morning (6:30 Mountain
Daylight time) but the Mexican restaurant at the truck stop was closed.
I'm hoping it was just the early hour.
I will be posting a couple of pictures from the Nevada Open Road
Challenge and the Z2Z Challenge tonight or tomorrow. Rex Svboda ran
his McLaren with Tom Burkland as his pit crew. Gene and Betty Burkland
were Course Workers. We had a great time visiting with them around Ely
and Lund, NV as the days progressed. Tom reports that Rex learned a
lot about the car running at the over 100 mph speeds, all good. When
they were on the stretch of road where the Brits were running the
electric car they jumped four antelope ... on the road ... and the
Aussies think kangaroos at Lake Gairdner are a menace at high speeds!
Wes
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