August 13-19, 2012 – Coalville, UT Area
We left Hot Springs Park and headed south to Coalville, UT, which is in the mountains east of Salt Lake City. It is cooler here and we are glad we do not have to use the air conditioner. We are staying at Echo Island Park, another Camperworld membership park. This is a nice park with the Weber River running through it. The River splits and forms a small island in the middle of the park – thus the name Echo Island. All of the sites are grassy and most of them are shaded. While here we relaxed a lot and did some more tours of National Historic Trails, the California Trail, the Mormon Pioneer Trail, and the Pony Express Trail. The Hastings Cutoff for the California Trail, the Mormon Pioneer Trail, and the Pony Express Trail all came through this area from Fort Bridger, WY. The Donner-Reed party took the Hasting Cutoff on their ill-fated journey to California. We started our tour in Evanston, WY and foll...