Day 11 - Logan UT to Elko NV
| Miles for the Day: | 323 |
| Total Trip Miles: | 3200 |
| Start Point: | Nibley, UT |
| Sun Rise: | 6:44 AM MDT |
| Start Altitude: | 4492 feet |
| Start Weather: | At 6:00 AM MDT, the temperature was 40.4 degrees with 74 percent humidity. The conditions were clear. |
| End Point: | Elko, NV |
| Sun Set: | 7:24 PM PDT |
| End Altitude: | 5015 feet |
| End Weather: | At 6:00 PM PDT, the temperature was 53.1 degrees with 26 percent humidity. The conditions were partially cloudy. |
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Golden Spike National Historic Site, Corinne UT
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Golden Spike National Historic Site figures in the very beginning of the westward emigration movement — and in its demise. The Bidwell- Bartleson Party, picking a way around the north end of the Great Salt Lake, crossed the Promontory Mountains in 1841. Theirs were the first wheeled vehicles to enter this country.
Almost 3 decades later, dignitaries gathered here at Promontory Summit to pound a "golden spike" ceremoniously marking completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Travelers understandably preferred a fast, safe, and comfortable train ride instead of a dangerous and exhausting 5-month wagon trek, so the joining of the rails ushered an end to covered wagon travel over the Oregon and California Trails.
Golden Spike National Historic Site has 2 operating steam engines and weekly reenactments of the Golden Spike Ceremony are performed during the summer.
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Spring Roundup and Branding
View a list of places like this or a map.I made a U-turn in north west Utah and went back to watch these cowboys. It was fascinating to watch how the two men and horses in each team worked together to rope the calves. I watched for half an hour.
Elevation Changes During the Day
The day started at 4,492 feet and ended at 5,015 feet. The highest altitude was 6,356 feet and the lowest altitude was 4,184 feet.
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