Today we drove on Highway 395 almost all day, along the east side of California and through part of Nevada, skirting around the Lake Tahoe area and through Reno and Carson City. We did not stop in either city, but we drove through downtown Reno just enough to get a picture of the sign posted here. No gambling today, but we have another opportunity tomorrow when we go through Las Vegas.
The drive today was very pretty, as we drove over some high passes - the highest I saw was over 8,500 feet - and next to the Sierra Nevada on our right side all day. The highest mountain we saw was called Mount Tom, at 13,658 feet tall.
With the mountains on our right, on the left were valleys and lakes, and we stopped at Mono Lake to eat lunch. I can remember when there were big discussions about diverting too much water from the lake so that Mono Lake was going to dry up, but today it looked high enough.
Tonight we are staying in Bishop, California, rather than Lone Pine, as I had planned, because we were able to get a motel here in Bishop for under $100 (plus tax), whereas in Lone Pine we were looking at $230(!). It's good to be able to improvise as needed, although tomorrow's trip will be a little longer now.
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