We enjoyed a long day of travel going from Reno to Oakhurst, CA. This morning Reno was still surrounded by clouds of smoke from the King fire in CA. We were advised to stay on the East side of the Sierra's to get to Oakhurst. This change in plan had us going up and down mountain passes all day. We have never been to Lake Tahoe so that was our first stop. What a disappointment. The town has very limited access to the lake. Almost every street we went down had gates or posted signs. There was one main entrance but was so overcrowded they were turning cars away. It reminded us of the Olympics in Lake Placid. The streets were filled with tourists and the town had miles of little boutiques and outdoor gear shops. We thought it was going to be a pristine lake with easy access. So much for the off season in Lake Tahoe.
We continued south, and up and down and all around, mountain passes. Very pretty but enough already. The weather was perfect. About 80 degrees with a rather strong wind. Because we changed travel routes, we traveled through Yosemite to get to our hotel, The route was 120 and took us 4 hours to arrive in Oakhurst. You have to leave the road to see anything. Mostly trees along the route we took--a few rock formation. We ate at a very good steakhouse. Can you hear us mooing now?
Tomorrow we have a guided tour through Yosemite. The bus picks us up at 8 a.m. Looking forward to seeing the sights.
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