Here we are back at that neat B&B we have found before in Reno. Owners seem to be nice people, so we may stay a while! Left Monterey after the tennis match this morning. Interesting driving through the agricultural area around Monterey and Castroville on the way. Del Monte has a huge plant and distribution center in the area. Lots of fields which again were hard to identify (especially at 65 mph :-). One we knew was artichokes and they were having the Artichoke Festival at the Monterey Fairgrounds this weekend, but we didn't stick around for it. I guess we could have found a myriad of uses for artichokes! The Monterey Beer Festival starts next week and that sounded more tempting. Monterey is a lot like Reno - they find a different reason to have a celebration each week during the summer.
We took a different way home. It did involve some of Interstate 5, but not too much. Came across the Sierra Nevada on CA 88 which is a beautiful drive over Carson Pass. Stopped at Peddler Hill Overlook where they had an information board about how the pass was initially used by Fremont back in the mid-1800's and then used by the emigrants coming from Carson City to California.
Little Bear River Reservoir is in the background. Pacific Gas and Electric has small hydroelectric plants throughout the mountains. While they are primarily for power generation, they also serve as recreation (camping, fishing and hiking) areas.
Arrived back in Reno in late afternoon and were glad to be back home. Talk to you on the next trip!
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