After a great night in the Carson City Nevada area we unplugged from the great park there and headed north and then west on what was planned to be a short 120 mile run, mostly on the Interstate.

Our route north on Highway 395 took us through Carson City itself and then on to Reno where we caught I-80 westbound for the last quick part of the trip. After being inspected at the California border by an agent who actually looked in the fridge we zipped up to 8000 feet again and the Donner Pass rest area where we paused and had a bit better lunch than the ill fated Donner party many years ago.

Even Buster was happy to see the welcome facilities at the rest area ... no, most of the liquid there came from the melting snow, not Buster.

And then we zipped down the hill for the last ... fast ... 50 miles or so ... ooo not so fast.

I-80 was closed at the 164 mile marker and we were diverted onto State Road 20 toward Nevada City. The freeway is used by thousands of trucks daily on this major route toward San Francisco and we all ended up in a queue at a walking pace.

Trucks as far as you could see in front and behind us ... no other RVs.

Actually the scenery on this small road was beautiful and our snail's pace allowed us to get some pretty neat pictures; actually getting out of the Flying Scotsman to shoot a few like this.

Finally after our "short" 120 mile trip and five hours later we did end up at a really nice RV park in Auburn which is about 40 miles up I-80 from Sacramento.

We'll be here playing with brother Bill and our friends Bob and Julie Tillema until Friday the 27th or so ... enjoying the wine and hospitality of the gold country in the California hills!