Archive for June 2015
Bugging over Donner Pass
Nine miles outside Truckee, Donner pass is a mere seven thousand feet in elevation, but the road to the summit is steep. Cars are required to use chains in bad weather. And the weather is usually bad. Donner Pass is considered one of the snowiest places in the United States. The all-time record low temperature is forty-five…
Read MoreTrucking to Truckee
In Truckee, Nevada, the River Street Inn was originally a gambling hall and brothel. The antiquated Inn is now run by Wendy and Mark, a cute couple in their thirties who moved near Lake Tahoe to ski. I’m not much of a skier, but the skiing here is reputed to be the best in the…
Read MoreRoute 50 ~ Loneliest road in America
Route 50 through Nevada is lonely any time of the year, but in March it’s particularly desolate. On our left the White Pine Mountains of Humboldt National Forest guarded us, followed by the Monitor and Toquima ranges, and then the Shoshone and Toiyabe Mountains, snowy sentinels that kept their distance. On the right, hills gave…
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