Fun driving through tahoe January 4, 2008
Mike, Bruce, and I left Boise around 9am yesterday to move from Boise, Idaho to San Francisco, California after less than a year in Boise. We made it to the bay area late last night after 13 1/2 hours of driving for a total of 650 miles. The first half of the drive was truly in the middle of nowhere. The mountains were amazing, the rock formations intriguing, and I loved the pretty little black and white birds with red beaks. We saw a sign that said “No gas stations for 100 miles.” While driving down a two lane freeway we saw a coyote waiting for traffic to clear so he could cross the street. The weather started with a wind storm in Reno, Nevada where Mike saw a semi truck tip to 45 degrees. During one gust of wind I got blown into another lane, luckily there wasn’t a car next to me. It took 2 1/2 hours to drive through the Tahoe National Forest, in first and second gear only, and we were forced to put chains on my car, which I had never done before. My bikes were on the back of my car getting whipped around the whole time. The rain started last night and hasn’t stopped in the bay area since.
We made it though! Another big move road trip completed. Mike took good care of me and the bruceage.