» posted on Sunday, April 15th, 2012 by Linda Lou Burton
The Sierra
Linda Burton traveling from Sacramento, California to Carson City, Nevada – Today was the day to tackle “The Sierra.” I’ve been hearing about it for two weeks; it’s all the Sacramento news – the weather of it, the condition of the road to Tahoe, events to entertain. I couldn’t see it, and didn’t really understand (why isn’t it Sierras, plural?). I’d delayed a day to let the snow clouds dissipate; no chains in my repertoire. Now I had a sunny day and loaded up with ease, one thing at a time from room to car.
At last the cats; who held out till the last underneath the bed. “Where is your sense of adventure?” I asked, “today you get to be Nevada Cats!” They were not amused.
I knew our world would change dramatically in this three-hour trip; crossing over Donner Pass, going from city to town, wet to dry, green to brown.
I had these facts:
Elevation: Sacramento 25 feet. Carson City 4,687 feet.
Population: Sacramento 489,488 people. Carson City 55,374 people.
But that didn’t tell me how beautiful the drive between the two would be. I could wax poetic; instead I’ll just show you what I saw today.
First Sierra Snow