Back Home in Reno

Monday, after breakfast with Paul and Sandy, we headed north.  Traffic was light since we got a later than usual start.  Took mostly back roads home, rather than using the Interstates.  Nice seeing the farmland and workers in the fields (sure glad I don't have to do that - it's mostly manual labor).  Some of the most beautiful fields were the mustard fields with all their waving golden crops.  Nice to see poppies (California state flower) along the roadsides.

We did get on CA 99 for a couple of miles in order to get to Costco in Turlock to fill up for the return trip.  After traversing several county roads for an hour or so, we ended up on CA 88 to go over the Sierra Nevada.  Beautiful drive through the foothills and then up into the snow-covered mountains.  There was no problem coming through Carson Pass, although the snow was piled high on the roadside.

When we got to the top of the pass, there's a rest stop in a small building.  Over six feet of snow was piled on top of the cabin!  At several spots on 88, they had plowed out the viewpoints so you could park.  The only problem was that the snow was so high, you would have needed an eight-foot ladder to see any of the surrounding mountains

After a stop in Lake Tahoe at Harrah's (supposedly just for a rest stop, but who can resist trying our gaming luck), we arrived home.  Good to be back.