Started the day in Elko, Nevada and ended up in Moab, Utah. The quickest way that Google says to go should be 461 miles and take nearly 7 hours. We covered over 480 and it took us 10-1/2 hours.
The extra miles were from noodling around the NV/UT border on I-80 looking for a Utah state map (unsuccessful), to take a photo of the rental car near Bonneville Salt Flats sign (also unsuccessful) and to eat at a Chick-Fil-A outside of Salt Lake City (again unsuccessful.)
The extra time was partially because the switch to Mountain Time at the Utah border, partially those frivolous miles at the Utah border and the Garmin GPS leading us to a place called Pita Bakery near Salt Lake City that turned out to be an actual large scale bakery and not a place to eat. We then found a Chick-Fil-A, but after seeing the length of the drive-up line and the lack of nearby parking for possibly walking in we opted for a small Japanese spot for lunch in the same shopping center.
The highlights of the day were breakfast in Elko at the Coffee Mug, and a doughnut and coffee at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Wells, NV. The Coffee Mug was researched ahead of time and was always going to be breakfast in Elko. But we lucked into the Dunkin’. We had gotten off I-80 in Wells looking for a place for a leg stretch/nature break where we saw a big casino/truck stop. As we pulled and saw the Dunkin’ sign we knew we hit the jackpot.
On a side note, this is the only Dunkin’ Donuts, of the 33 in Nevada, that is not near Vegas or Reno and we have been here before on our 2018 Jumbo Road Trip to a niece’s wedding in Tahoe. Can’t remember if it was sought out then or another serendipitous find like today.