A day when snow was okay

Tim: Today, we headed from the Nevada/California border town of Bishop, California through some of the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range. The original plan was to go through Yosemite, but the road through the park was under 15 feet of snow.

We did get a chance to see Mono Lake, a huge lake that is known for tufas, which are limestone structures that naturally occurred in the lake over the years. This lake is known throughout photographic circles for the incredible sunsets that occur there. Unfortunately for us, we were there a little after mid day, so we did not get great pictures. I guess we'll have to come back on another trip.

The drive today was a winding and incredible four-five hours of driving through snow capped mountains (see picture above). The highest we got on the road was 8,300 feet above sea level, but some of the peaks were in the 10,000-foot range. Chase really seemed to struggle throughout the day today with his ears. When we came out of the mountains, he seemed to just collapse and fall asleep. He was very tired.

Some of the homes in the Inyo Forest were completely covered in snow. It was amazing to see them...literally 15-20 feet of snow over mountain side homes. Some of the vistas we saw were just amazing, including Lake Tahoe from roughly 20+ miles away.

When we got out of the mountains, we drove through Sacramento at rush hour. We headed north toward Redding, CA on I-5 and stopped in Corning, CA tonight. We are staying tonight at the Holiday Inn Express in Room 120. Last night we were in Room 120 at another hotel. If we were superstitious, should we be freaked out?

Today topped an already awe-inspiring four days on the road since Corpus Christi. We are roughly 3-4 hours away from Eureka right now and will head out tomorrow afternoon to try to arrive by early evening. We will be staying at the KOA in Eureka for the next week and are excited to take a break from the road for a little bit.

We feel like we have gained so much from this journey. It really does not feel like we have been on the road for two weeks. It has already been a life-changing experience and it has only just begun.

Thanks for reading our blog and for keeping up with us. We will post again when we arrive in Eureka!