The next morning we rode to the salt flats, and set up our observation point along the race tracks.
You need shade at Bonneville. You reserve your spot by staking a tarp to the salt.
In the next photograph Tom is surveying the race tracks, Sam is seated on the cooler containing our water supply, and Weldangrind is opening one of my J.C. Whitney Travel Trunks.
We secured a nice spot near the pits, and watched the vehicles race down the salt. One car zipped by at 424 miles per hour.
Here's a representative photograph of our view from the shade.
We also visited the pits, viewed the vehicles, and chatted with the friendly pit crews.
Click on the photograph below to view a short video of the salt flats I recorded while experimenting with my camera near our shaded outpost.
After I confirmed my camera was recording properly, Weldangrind captured the following video of me riding the "World's Fastest Zong" on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Click on the photograph to view the video, which also features the relentless sun shining above the reflective salt.
After returning to the campsite, Sam went climbing the mountain west of the tents. I zoomed in and captured a photograph of him near the top of the mountain.
My Zong has visited Utah before on several occasions. I have also ridden my Zong in Wyoming and Montana, as well as Idaho. However, I wanted to log a few miles in Nevada, so I went for a short ride past the casinos to get a photograph of the Zong in front of Wendover Will, who welcomes drivers coming into West Wendover, Nevada from the west.
After enjoying a great, $2.99 breakfast (served all day) at the Peppermill Casino, we retired for the evening.