Day 14 - CA to NV

So, we left Rancho Cordova this morning and got right on the road. We drove east on Route 50 and, let me tell you, that is a BEAUTIFUL drive. We drove through El Dorado National Forest, which was all these winding roads carved into the sides of mountains. There was one point that we were driving probably 7000 feet up on a mountain road and within about 5 feet of us there was a huge, vertical drop. It was scary, but very beautiful. We took this road all the way to Lake Tahoe where we stopped to eat at an Irish Pub. The food wasn't great, but the way the lady at the table next to us complained, you would have thought they served her arsenic. She was not very nice.

We left Lake Tahoe and continued our very scenic drive on Route 50 into Nevada. Once we left Fallon, NV the road really became "The Loneliest Road in America," which it has been dubbed over the years. There are practically no towns or services on this road. Eventually it started getting dark and we could see storm clouds and some lightning on the horizon, so we decided to stop in Eureka Nevada. I would guess that the population here is about 300 people. We decided to stay at the only well-lit hotel in town, which is a Best Western. We asked what there was to eat in the area and the receptionist said we could choose the steakhouse or Chinese. We went for the steakhouse, which was also a lounge and casino (meaning it had a few slot machines underneath all the deer heads on the wall).

Now we are sitting in the hotel and waiting for the morning so we can continue our adventure! For now, we added some new photos to the San Francisco album and here are some from Route 50.