Thursday, June 1, 2017
This morning we left Winnemucca traveling ever further on
I-80. We left around 9 and thought we
would arrive in Auburn , CA around 1 even with a couple of short
stops for breaks and gas, but that was not to be the case. Just after we left Reno , NV
there was a sign for a work area with the right lane closed. We thought nothing of it since we had passed
many such places on this trip so far.
However, shortly after we passed
the sign, the traffic came to a snail pace and stop as some cars and semis
started moving over to the left which we had already done. CB radio said there had been a rock slide
ahead and traffic was now backed up four miles.
We knew we were at the end of that four miles. Oh, well.
Sit back and relax. We are in no
hurry. After nearly an hour we finally
reached the area where the right lane was closed and shortly after found work
crews clearing the entire side of a mountain with small bulldozers, etc. After that we moved on over and things
progressed like normal.
We crossed over into California
and reached the top of Donner Summit with a 5 percent grade down into the lower mountain areas of the Sierras. DonnerSummit is the area near
where the Donner Party of the 1847 year spent the winter in starvation and
cannibalism. Gruesome story but
true. Too bad they took the “short cut”
with nearly half of their original party dying.
Short is not necessarily the right way to go.
and reached the top of Donner Summit with a 5 percent grade down into the lower mountain areas of the Sierras. Donner
We did see more beautiful snow covered mountains along the
way with large pine trees. This is the
gold mine area of 1849.
Our campground for the week is the Gold Country Fairgrounds
located in Auburn , CA and is an old fairgrounds with hills,
trees and a number of buildings.
Our
original site was occupied by another RV so we were assigned to an area near
the stage where we have full hook ups, afternoon shade and restrooms close
by. Who needs the restrooms when we have
our own? We are also sharing the large
space with another RV for the weekend and as someone in the family is getting
married in the close by grove on Saturday.
We plan to be gone for the day while this takes place.
Ron’s high school friend, Larry lives here in Auburn and stopped by for
a chat late in the day. He told us about
a local restaurant named Mel’s so we ventured there for dinner. What a cute place.
If you remember Mel’s Drive In from the
movie American Graffiti then you have seen Mel’s here in Auburn except it is not a drive in. The inside was filled with pictures from
American Graffiti and music playing was from the 1950’s. What a nostalgia trip complete with the table
jut box where for a quarter you could select the song of your choice. We met the owner as we left telling him how
much we enjoyed the atmosphere and the meal.
Remember these on the tables? |
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