If this were a Wyoming geography class, we would have to note what geologists like to term, "The Gangplank" (El Tablon, or "The Plank"). It literally put Wyoming on the map.
Today we are used to super highways with convenient truck stops, rest stops, smoothly paved surfaces for high speed vehicles with heat, air conditioning, cruise control, adjustable heated and cooled seats, sound systems, GPS, cell phones and so many modern conveniences that travel is a breeze.
But it wasn't always that way.