Homeward Bound

Tuesday morning we headed east. At first it was a little disconcerting because we have been following signs west for so many of our driving days. We want to make it to Reno, NV early enough today to visit the National Automobile Museum so we're taking Route 80. Once we passed Sacramento the drive became even more beautiful. There were mountains everywhere with tall pine trees covering them. Snow was still visible on the tops. As we climbed higher and higher the outside temperature dropped from about 88 to 69 and we were close enough to the snow that we could have gotten out of the car and made a snowball. Very strange! Elevation 7227. Getting a little hungry and saw a sign for the Red River Inn so we got off at the next exit. It was beautiful there! A few homes along the S. Yuba River complete with small waterfall, large rocks, snow...it looked like the perfect spot to get out of the car and enjoy the scenery. But, it was closed, having been recently sold. It was very disappointing, but at least we got some beautiful photos.
 

Reno, NV is "the biggest little town in the world". It is pretty much what you would expect.....casinos everywhere and shabby little neighborhoods surrounding them. The National Automobile Museum was amazing. It's a collection of cars owned by William Harrah. Yep, the same Harrah as the casinos. Each car in the collection was totally restored to it's original beauty. There were some vehicles previously owned by celebrities and some had been used in films. Very impressive!
 

Now on to Winnemucca where we'll spend the night. It's a little green spot in the middle of the "high dessert". The mountains seem to surround you as you drive out of Reno heading northeast. The views were beautiful. What is there to do in Winnemucca you ask? Well, there is a casino just about everywhere you look.
We only saw 1 other Corvette today and drove 357.2 miles.