On an Oregon scenic route, US 395, going south, we saw hundreds of butterflies swarming in the pullout near a creek in a hurry to get somehere. Then about 40 miles south of Burns was all desert, sandy, and dunes. We saw a large herd of antelope just before Valley Falls then more further down the road, There was a heavy haze from the California wild fires hanging over the mountains.
Crossing the state line into California, the gas prices dropped about 20 cents a gallon. We saw a shoe tree in a small pullout about 40 miles north of Sparks, NV. It was full of what looked like tied together basketball shoes. Must have been at least 100 pairs hanging from the limbs, and a 100 more caught in the crotch.
We coasted through Reno, looking but not finding the famous arch. As there was too much traffic, we continued south on US 395 to Carson City. I really liked Carson City but their library sucked! This is the state capital and the library can't afford decent computers???? The mouse had the cursor all over the screen and you could not control it, and they are on dial-up for crying out loud!!!
We went on down the road to have a look at Lake Tahoe. There was so much traffic and very, very long traffic lights. Vehicles were parked on both side of the road and were being ticketed so we turned around and returned to Carson City without getting a good look at the lake. It probably would have been possible if we had been in a car but a 29-foot RV just doesn't go some places.
