Day 6

We were planning to take 50 or 80 across Nevada, but somewhere along we discovered that a major snowstorm would be hitting Reno, making 50 and 80 "Unplowable at times."  We understand the Western understatement, so Dan designed a route to take us south of the weather.

Even so, when we got in to California, we discovered that the roads we wanted to take west were either closed, or "tire chain mandatory."

We sped south along the Western head of the Sierra's to avoid the mess, but it did become colder and more rainy as we went.  

Dan's plan worked, and tomorrow we will be at the Pacific Ocean.

We saw this weather report (below) as we decided to buy some food and hurry south through the Inyo valley.  We bought gas and food (Jack in the Box), and the whole idea seemed like the only thing to do, even if a bit dicey.  It was extremely windy, and the storm clouds were descending upon us from the high Sierras.