We had been joined during the night by several other vehicles needing a place to sleep, but since our body clocks were still set to Eastern time, we were up early and ready to go just after sunrise.
Interstate 80 climbs through steep and rugged mountains to Donner Pass at 7,057 feet above sea level.
Of course, the inevitable road construction slowed traffic to a standstill.
The road south to Lake Tahoe beckoned, but we pressed on to the summit.
From the summit of Donner Pass, I 80 is 40 miles of between 2 and 6 percent downhill grade. Great for fuel mileage!
Near Loomis we bailed off of the highway that had been our faithful companion for so many miles and sneaked south to US 50, where we finally found our home. Our daughter welcomed us with a full Corn Chowder meal, so we were instantly glad to be home!
For curiosity sake I’m going to total up some dollars and cents over the next few days. Might be fun! Or not….I’ll let you know.
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