Roadtrip to CA: How to drive across three states

Day 2 of the trip was the big day. We knew it too. We had 14 hours of driving to ensure that we got to our next location, Reno. This meant three states worth of driving…three large states. And we did it.

After grabbing some hotel breakfast, we got on the road before 8:30. Our first stop wasn’t until Henry’s Lake, Idaho.

ALR: Oh, look. Huckleberry syrup, doesn’t that sound good?
MJR: Not when it explodes all over in our bag on the plane.
ALR: Taffy it is!

Our next stop was Twin Falls, Idaho for lunch, at 4:00, at Chick-Fil-A, a rare treat for us. We both knew what we wanted before we even walked in the door…the spicy sandwich. I was also happy to see a frozen lemonade.

At Jackpot, Nevada, we switched drivers. I was excited to see Nevada. I was thoroughly disappointed. The High Plains Dessert was barren wasteland of brush and random flats with a color palate of dull brown. I thought we’d see great little towns and communities but instead saw trailers and garbage piles. At one point a tumbleweed came across the road and I flinched as I thought it was going to take the car. I did have high hopes of getting a Winnemucca t-shirt when we stopped there for fuel but was disappointed. Obviously, their tourism department if slacking.

The last few miles to Reno were a bit dicey between the on-and-off rain, the mountains, and the traffic, I wasn’t too confident in how things were going. Matt didn’t say anything but at times we were both white knuckling it. We got to the Atlantis and I was excited to see a bed after dinner on the casino floor.

Laying in bed in the dark.
MJR: What’s been your favorite part of the trip so far?
Thinking….
ALR: Chick-Fil-A.
5 minutes pass.ALR: What’s been your favorite part of the trip so far?
MJR: Chick-Fil-A.