We walk around the streets at random in the small town of Moab. The day begins to dawn and the horizon surrounds us with its purple velvet coat. In Moab we got up very early to see the sun rises on the red and gold mountains that surrounded us. So I didn’t have a clue what to expect when my buddies told me about legendary place for speed races … En route to the desert of Bonneville Salt Flats I’m not a fan of cars, let alone car racing.

But Utah is a state full of mysteries and surprises and as we move forward we make new discoveries. Apparently if the salt dries on the car it's like cement and impossible to get off.After our roadtrip in Rocky mountains I thought I saw the wildest landscapes of Utah including Moab desert, lunar landscapes and red -orangish western decor. If you go in a rental car, make sure to do this right away. Well worth the travel from Texas just to experience an hour in this beautiful place! After we left, we took the short drive across state lines to an old fashioned car wash (the kind you do yourself) and SCRUBBED the jeep down to get rid of any trace of salt left on the undercarriage. We were brave enough to drive our rental Jeep a whopping 12 miles an hour! We only drove out about a quarter of a mile, but it was amazing. It was so beautiful to sell the amazing flat salt plains surrounded by mountains and beautiful blue sky! From what I understand, the speed limit on the salt flats is 1000 miles an hour. After driving just under two hours to the flats, we arrived in the most unique place I've been in a long time.

We decided to go on the third day to give it as much time to dry as possible. It was pouring down rain the first day we were there and we were only in town for three days, so this was a downer. After doing a lot of research that night, we decided to go anyway, and only drive very slowly out on the salt just far enough to get a photo and hope that we didn't get in trouble! Also note that you should not drive on the salt flats if it has rained that day.

We did not know this until we got the the rental car place (that I paid a ridiculous amount of money for a jeep at for the sole purpose of riding on the flats😞) and saw the big sign at the counter stating that you were not allowed to drive any of their vehicles at the salt flats. NOTE: most car companies will not allow you to drive their cars on the Salt Flats. The closest big airport was Salt Lake City, so we flew in and decided to rent a Jeep to take out to the salt flats and have a little fun. My daughter had seen something about this online, so we planned a trip to take her here for a visit.

Bonneville salt flats schedule 2018