After leaving City of Rocks, we arrived at Golden Spike at lunch time.
We ate our lunch in the nice, covered picnic area and then explored the site a bit. We checked out the Central Pacific Jupiter engine for a bit
and were lucky to watch as Union Pacific engine 119 approached.
It was really cool to see the two engines facing each other like they did back in 1869 when the golden spike was driven.
After checking out nearby Spiral Jetty, we drove the two scenic roads following the old railroad grades.
They passed the memorial for the 10 miles of track laid in one day,
and Chinese Arch.
From there we headed to Ogden, Utah where we spent the night.
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