This was our longest driving day. We choose to drive about 500 miles today so we would have more time and get into South Dakota, Mt. Rushmore earlier on day four. However, we also added several sightseeing stops to the day, so while we started driving at 8 am, we did not get to our hotel in Rawlins, WY until midnight.
We began the day with a visit to the Squeaky Cheese Factory in Beaver, Utah. We all ate curds for the first time - not too impressed. But we did find out what curds are. They are the first products in the cheese-making process. And, when you eat them, they squeak in your mouth! It truly does make a squeaking sound as you bite down. Truly weird--you should have seen Lorie's face! It is also very salty.
After leaving the cheese factory, we continued down the road. We saw the sign about stopping about Fort Cove, the first fort in Utah. We pulled over and had a tour of the fort that was built in 1867. The tour was probably designed to be about 30 minutes, but we had a lot of questions and a very talkative guide, so our tout lasted about 90 minutes. The fort was built and is operated by the Morman church. It was very interesting to learn all about how the fort operated during the 20 years it was there. While it was built to protect the settlers from the Indians, there was never any fighting at the fort.
This is just the beginning of our third day, but we need to get on the road now, so I will finish day three this evening!
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