Viktoria's Not So Secret Diary: We explored the Bonnevile Salt Flats and the Bonneville Speedway today

After breakfast today, we drove around the Mormon Temple Square, but decided not to take the tour...we wanted to be outside today enjoying the cold and snow!! The public transportation here is these really neat looking trolley cars, and from what we could see, a whole lot of people ride them. We drove to the Bonneville Salt Flats and walked about a mile round-trip, just talking and being tourists. Then, we drove to the Bonneville Speedway...AWESOME is an understatement!! We took our Rav 4 out on the speedway salt flats, which was way cool!! The actual Speedway is ten miles long and 80 feet across. (Thank goodness for 4 WD!! We love the Rav 4 and will start looking for one in Tulsa when we get home. I know...about time, huh?!) I did get some small pieces of the salt to take home. Then, we had lunch at the Salt Flats Cafe. The Salt Flats Cafe is a small restaurant out in the middle of nowhere, but had some of the best Mexican food we've eaten in a long time. Then, we decided to head back to SLC and check out their REI store. Talk about a really cool outdoor adventure store...this place puts all other outdoor and adventure stores to shame!! I needed another pair of silk liners for hiking (they go under your thick socks, to wick moisture away from your feet and also help prevent blisters forming.) and a nice warm hat. I love the hat Brother Sacker got me...and it is very warm, mainly because it is a knit hat with a fleece lining in it. Then, we went to a small cafe...the Citris Cafe and had some salad and chicken wraps for a late dinner. Here are pictures of the Temple, the trolley, the Salt Flats and the Speedway: