At our morning press conference today, Bill Newman, Safety Manager for Wyoming Ethanol drove up in Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal’s E85 GM Avalanche. It was nice to see someone from the ethanol industry on hand. The Wyoming Department of Transportation pointed the vehicle out to attendees and the brightly wrapped truck caught a lot of eyes.
WYDOT Press Conference
Welcoming the AASHTO Convoy Crew to Wyoming today was John Cox, Director of the Wyoming Dept. of Transportation. We had a press conference at a rest stop at 8,600 ft., the highest spot on I-80.
Tailgating With The Commissioner
Making our arrival in Laramie, WY enjoyable was the Commissioner of Tailgating, Joe Cahn. Joe is a chef who travels the interstate meeting interesting people and tailgating at every chance. He’s going to do this for us again in Omaha with a “Taste of America.” I asked him to tell people that besides the corn he will roast, it can …
Blogging Ethanol
There are a lot of cameras floating around on this trip and you have no idea when someone’s going to take your picture. This is an ethanol blogger in action.
Windmill Farm
Cruising along I-80 today I came across a form of renewable energy sitting on a hilltop. These windmills are just huge.
Governor Jon Huntsman Likes Ethanol
This morning Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. greeted the interstate convoy. He brought his black Harley to escort us to the Wyoming line. Here you can see him getting ready to saddle up and lead us out of town.
Starting Out In Salt Lake City
We got started bright and early this morning in Salt Lake City. We made a short trip to a local park to wait for Governor Huntsman to meet us.
Onward To Wyoming Tomorrow
We had a beautiful view at our dinner location here Sunday evening in Salt Lake City.
Operation Interdependence Dinner
On our last evening here in Salt Lake City a group of us from the convoy were hosted at a private home up on a mountainside overlooking the city for a very relaxing dinner. We started out though putting mailing labels on boxes that are being sent overseas to our troops via Operation Interdependence.
Convoy Truck Driver
Travelling along with our convoy is Ralph Garcia, Highway Safety Truck. Ralph was my ride back to the hotel last night.