Driving Interstate 80 East in Western Utah. Don't miss

Clip of the Western Utah landscape I filmed while driving to Ohio from San Francisco.

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[scottking57]

Dang! Livin' on the fast lane. Nice.

[cochrab]

@scottking57 This is a beautiful stretch (being from Ohio and all). It is such a contrast to anything east of the Mississippi River. I want to go back.

[edgexxi]

When I go from Tucson to Los Angeles, I usually gun it to 100 between Blythe and Indio. I would think here on this part of the 80 fwy I could probably get it up to 120. Something for me to try once in my life. Good video!

[cochrab]

@edgexxi Thanks for the comment and for watching. 120 MPH would be very doable on this stretch. Not sure how they patrol it (both times I've been through here I saw not one police car) but I'll bet if they caught you you'd pay dearly.

[shawnofdenver]

This is like I-80 in Nebraska. Boring.

[cochrab]

@shawnofdenver I much prefer this to the Nebraska section...

[scottking57]

@cochrab, haha I bet. I can't believe there was NO rest stops or cops in the area. I mean, that's UT but still, you could go 120mph and not get caught, even though it's very risky. It sure would be fun, I'm you had a good drive. Nice job!

[cochrab]

@ScooterGuy29 It is indeed a lonely stretch of road, and I never saw any police either time I drove this stretch. The only speeding ticket I have ever got in 22 years was in Wells, Nevada on an equally desolate stretch of I-80. I came around a curve and there was nowhere to go...Just goes to show you that trouble hides where you aren't expecting it. "My" officer was very nice and went pretty easy on me considering the speed I was traveling...

[s0SlCk]

@cochrab I didn't see too many cities. I stopped for a night in West Des Moines, Iowa, stayed 10 minutes outside of Denver another night and spent my last night in LA before flying home. Those were the three biggest cities I stayed in, but being from NYC, they didn't seem very big at all. I stayed in hotels right off the interstate for the other 3 days of my trip. It was an awesome experience. I'd actually like to do it again with a friend and stop in each major citiy along the way for a vaca.

[s0SlCk]

@cochrab I randomly just came back to YouTube and saw your comment...two months later. My favorite section of interstate was definitely I-70 heading west through the Rockies. The mountains in Utah were also great scenery. Nevada was kind of depressing, because it was one giant desert until Vegas, which took about 20 minutes to drive through. I drove 10 hours a day, averaging around 550 miles and made it across the country in 5 days.