Whenever I mentioned that I was traveling to Utah by Greyhound people would look at me as though I was strange or insane, but as the bus headed thru NY state I thought this is going to be great... a nice bus, a seat to myself and beautiful scenery. However, we changed to a plain ol' bus in Albany (it seems the nice buses are for the cross border trips only) and the Albany station (the capital of NY) was a dump. However, the trip remained relatively good until Chicago. From Chicago to Denver the bus was crowded, the drivers were power trippin', I got little sleep and the scenery was a whole lotta corn. We pulled into a very nice Denver terminal at 6 a.m. (Cleveland was the only other nice terminal). With 2 hours to kill I went in search of a place that wasn't a bus terminal or a truckstop. Denver looks like a good place to go back to. For the homestretch, the scenery was amazing and I had more space. We arrived in Provo on time (something you can count on with Greyhound) and no luggage lost (it does happen).
Had some interesting conversations, read a copy of Michael Moore's Dude, Where's My Country? between Fremont and Chicago - lent to me by a lively old woman passing out IMPEACH BUSH stickers - and heard how people are worried about their leader getting in for another term. Overall, a surprisingly uneventful trip.
Tip: I guess until there is an attack on a bus, security is not an issue. Just bypass Denver - the only place with some security for luggage.
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