May 16, 2015. Loneliest road in America

CAMPGROUND: Donner Memorial State Park. Woodsy sites. Good bathrooms. Coin showers. No hook-ups. 3 stars. $33/night.  Too expensive, but this is California

LOCATION:  Truckee, Californua, in eastern Cslifornia, outside of Lake Tahoe 

WEATHER:  cloudy. High about 50

We left the Great Basin Natoonal a park in Eastern Utah, and drove 400+ miles across Utah.  The road was the old Pony Express Trail and stagecoach routes.  It is also called the Loneliest Road in America.

  We saw about one other car each hour.  

Our destination was Lake Tahoe where we planned to stay a few days.  However, the state parks along the lake were not open yet.  We didn't see any commercial RV parks.  The lake is pretty, set high in the mountains.

We drove through touristy areas, and gorgeous vacation homes.  We kept driving until we found this state park.  It is named after the Donner pioneers who froze to death here trying to cross the mountains, and were infamous as they ate other human bodies.  

We hiked a bit around the campground which is on a pretty river.  We have a few days before our house-sitting assignment, so we will take it easy.  

DINNER:  I made another recipe from my brother....orzo salad.  After cooking the orzo, I combined it with kalamata olives, feta cheese, diced cucumbers, and green onions.  I then added a mix of olive oil, lemon juice, crushed garlic, oregano and dill.  I also sautéed slices of turkey  thighs that George had grilled previously.