To learn that the Wendover area had 1200 luxurious rooms for rent was the high point of my trip to Utah. Such knowledge imparts in the mind of a serious traveler the notion that comfort awaits after a hard day of watching poker dealers distribute cards.

Humility forced me to restrain my sense of entitlement: I stayed in motels of modest design and ambience, environments that probably did not qualify for inclusion in the "1200" number.