Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Salt Lake City, Utah

The drive leading into Salt Lake City.

Once you come through these hills, you see the city surrounded by mountains. Unfortunately the sun was right in our faces so I couldn't get a good picture of that.



The Wasatch Mountain Range - you can see it from almost anywhere in Salt Lake City. Beautiful.

The Great Salt Lake - twice as salty as the ocean. No, you do not float in it forever.





Wyoming



The drive out of the Rockies, in Colorado.

On the way out of the Rockies

And into Wyoming.

See those structures over there? Those were some of the 2-3 human-related dwellings we saw in the state of Wyoming. We literally drove for 100 miles without seeing a single man-made structure, animal, farm or anything. The entire state population of Wyoming is 568,158. The population of San Fransisco is 800K.




Beautiful wind-made rock structures.

A cargo-train that was so long I think it must have started in San Francisco and finished in Chicago. It doesn't move they just transfer goods by hand from one crate to another :)


I simply couldn't resist. Please note that with this purchase, you get a MONTH's supple of soda. ONE MONTH. Not a day, not a week, but you can literally walk into this fast food place and get as much soda you want for the entire month of July. University of Chicago can keep on studying the role of genetics, enzymes and molecules in the formation of obesity. I will watch them waste their money as I drink my Coke from this Limited Edition Cowboy Boot Mug.




























Arrival

Alhamdulillah, last night at around 9pm. We arrived safely in Fremont, California to a warm family welcome from Tariq, Sana, Duha and Rahma. Alhamdulillah.

Sorry for the lack of pictures - things became rather busy (and tiring!) in the last couple days. But I will now put up all the picture I took along the way!


Alhamdulillahir Rabbil Alameen

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Current Location: Reno, Nevada


Alhamdulillah.

I have a lot of pictures. Insha Allah they'll go up in the morning.

Oh How I Love Thee


Chicken korma and rice from Zabiha Gill in Salt Lake City

Current Location: Salt Lake City, Utah


Oh boy this is getting tiring. Alhamdulillah.

Salt Lake City area is gorgeous. Will post pictures of Utah and Salt Lake later insha Allah.