We headed east on I-80. We had wanted to leave early so that we could make a stop at Lake Tahoe, but that was not to be. As we climbed into the Sierras, the scenery became forested and for a time a stream followed the road as the sun set. It was dark as we entered Nevada and drove through Reno. While we usually like to drive during the day so that we can enjoy the beautiful scenery, we drove through Nevada in July 2008 when we moved to California, so we know that it is an exceptionally ugly drive. As it turned out, we were lucky to have left San Francisco so late because the drive through Nevada was actually beautiful at night! Interstate 80 was practically empty (only truckers and us), it was black as pitch, and the stars were stacked one of top of the other. We stopped several times just to admire the sky's diamonds and to breath a deep sign of relief.
Exhausted from the day's events, and having arrived at practically the only viable location to spend the night, we stopped in Winnemucca. We found The Pyrenees Motel. The place was clean, the price was right, we could park just outside of our door and the owner was nice.
