The intention was to take the quickest and least challenging route, to take the pressure off of the 30-year-old car, but it did not work out that way. We made it into the endless tract housing developments around Sacramento, CA, got stressed and turned left. Well, the left turn took us due east toward Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. So much for flat and fast. So, we went up and down, all the while I was eyeballing the temperature gauges on the dash board my grandfather installed, and I blessed him repeatedly as we motored on. We made it over the Sierra’s and were home free; just go south, no more mountains to cross…. Then we start seeing the signs for Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park. Bonnie and Ryan had never been through there, so, up we went. I believe it is one of the highest auto passes in the US, at 10,000ft. The picture below is of the famous Half Dome, and of course Bonnie and I having a laugh. Cool….Thor proved its mettle once more.
