mmm-yoso is a food blog. Todays post is about food but not about any local places and is written by Cathy. Kirk is really busy.
Long story short: 2020 was a sad year for all of us and for my family personally. Death certificates were involved and a small consolation was the availability of a vehicle with low mileage (opposed to mine with 230K miles). My brother started driving and called from Iowa last Tuesday. I flew into Denver on Wednesday and we began driving West together. Here are some highlights of the trip, with food.
The Denver Airport is huge and there are three terminals/train stops before you get to luggage pick up. I was fascinated.
We were on our way in the chilly weather, with a view of the Rockies. 
Needing to fuel up and get a snack or two, we stopped into one of the many Convenience Store Truck stops that line our highways and byways, Kum & Go. Yes. It was mentioned in the middle of this post. 
There is more, much, much more offered.
No, I did not purchase any branded merchandise, not even the washable face mask. 
We took the Exit in Golden, Colorado to Historic Central City, Colorado, a former Mining Town 
which has the primary road named Casino Parkway. 
We stopped here, the Monarch Casino Resort Spa. There's a 24 hour Cafe.
Shrimp linguine, a bowl of (really good) clam chowder and a side salad with my undecided dressing choices. Great food, pretty town. Still decorated for Christmas. 
That night we got to Silt-Rifle, Colorado and stayed at the Holiday Inn Express, which had a beautiful view from the room. 
and a bagged breakfast instead of buffet, because…Covid. 
(and yes, it was cold- 
).
Eventually, we got to Utah, 
which has Rest Areas with explanations of your view.
Freeway exits notify you of businesses at that exit. We saw "Mom's Cafe" and had to. It's about two miles form the exit.
The Special- Hot roast beef w/ mashed potatoes and vegetables. Soup of the day: Chicken noodle. We each ordered the same thing.
Home made noodles. Dumplings, really. A wonderful, perfect broth. Quite a bit of chicken. A great cup of soup.
A huge portion of roast beef. Real mashed potatoes, lovely beefy gravy and more fresh carrots.
Our nice waitress, Kathryn, brought this warm delight out. She called it a 'scone' and said it was what Mom's was known for. It was a sort of Indian Fry Bread. Still warm, it tasted slightly sweet and was fluffy and nice. With the honey butter on top, it was a fancy donut! So glad we stopped here.
Price? each special was $8.99, beverages $2.29
Mom's Cafe 10 East Main Street Salina, Utah 84654 (435) 529-3921 Website
We continued driving through Utah, a bit of Arizona and then Nevada, which had pretty rest areas.
I dropped my brother at the rental car area at the Las Vegas Airport and checked into the hotel, which had this view from the 9th floor in the morning. 
My dinner was an appetizer plate.
Breakfast the next morning was the corned beef hash. Driving home to California, I stopped in Baker, but only for photos. 
Then I continued on to San Diego. 
A winter trip, with food, 
and a new (to me) car.
Stay safe!