May 2001
Detour Version 1.0

Day 17

Go east, young man, go east.
-roadtrip guidance from those back in Virginia

We left San Jose after light breakfast and headed for Nevada, crossing the Sierras via CA88. In the Stockton area, we passed through a series of ridges covered with monstrously large windmill driven electrical generators. Impressive but not big power contributors. A mid-sized nuke reactor would better address the CA power generation shortfall. This is the Peoples Republic of CA, now footing the bill for the past 25 years of unfettered scientism — crackpot ecological, anti-business, anti-nuclear piffle covered by a thin veneer of scientific sounding justifications which supported unsound public policies. Indeed, “paybacks are a mother!”

Saw huge Redwoods as we traversed the Sierra Nevadas (Carson Pass at 8594 feet).

Ate lunch at a 1950’s era diner — Mel’s – in Jackson CA. Met the local preacher who had about six little auburn-haired girls in tow all decked out in the Sunday-go-to-church Mother’s Day finest.

Redheads. Redwoods. Redheads. Redwoods.

Just missed hooking up with an Alexandria neighbor’s daughter in Reno (small world, eh?). We headed to Carson City. Stayed at a Travel Lodge (Steve’s pick). Dined at a casino. Cheap but good prime rib.

Daily Windshield Bug Smash Bingo Game winners: black

Query count as of the end of Day 17:

Where’re you going? – 19
What’s that? (Steve’s Valkyrie) – 8
Damsels in distress? – 7

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