Crossing the Sierra Nevada Mountains

We left again at 7am and headed north on the 395, which was incredibly scenic. We drove into Nevada to find a route over the mountains that was more suitable to towing. We stopped for breakfast at Hambone’s at 1269 Rt 395 in Gardenerville, NV. We highly recommend this place, the people were nice and the food was excellent. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but it was well worth the stop.

Then we headed up into the mountains through Hope Valley until we reached Hwy 50 South of Lake Tahoe. Just as we arrived at the Hwy, a sudden thunderstorm descended on us, severely cutting visibility. As we began to climb again though, we left the thunderstorm behind us. The sheer cliffs and elevation made for some interesting driving, but we managed fine. The drive was beautiful with tall peaks and rushing rivers and waterfalls. We soon found ourselves in Placerville, on the 49 into Coloma, and on to our next stop on the American River near Sutter’s Mill.