Literally as we fired up the Chief to drive away from Reno I checked the website and the chains restriction was lifted on Donner Pass. Until I saw that, we had been planning to head to Lake Tahoe, overnight and then...
I've never been so excited.... so giddy... to hang out at a truck stop. To the uninitiated (read: me), I thought they were "gross". No more thought beyond "gross", just "gross". All that nonsense stops today. These places are fascinating....
Despite my best intentions and a lovely picture in my head of hopping around the globe with nothing but backpacks and a sense of adventure, not having a local "home" is rough. That $%^&# is hard work! If Thailand taught...