Lincoln, CA

This morning we left Fernley, Nevada, planning to get as far as Williams, CA, tonight. The weather was beautiful, sunny and warm. Forty miles west and we ran into rain - then SNOW! We turned on the radio and heard that in order to continue west on I-80, we would need either chains or four wheel drive with snow tires. We decided to pull off and got a site in an RV park for the day and night, in Verdi, Nevada, just west of Reno. It snowed hard for about an hour, but then it slowly stopped and now it's just cloudy. We haven't found out whether the highway is opened yet though. So, I guess we'll just stay here over night and see what happens. So close and yet so far away from our destination of seeing our granddaughter!!! We agree that safety comes first and we'll get there when we get there. Our trip so far has been very nice with desert yesterday and rolling hills this morning. Sunday and Monday were both easy drive for us. We'll update the post when we know more. LATER: We left Verdi, NV, about 3:15 pm because we got word the highway was open with no restrictions. We started out in sunshine again and ran into snow, rain, hail, and sleet, but Tom did such a good job driving we made it through Donner Pass with no problems. We had heard there was going to be snow for two more days so thought it would be good to get over the pass while we could. We're glad we did as we'll be in Ukiah, CA, tomorrow to see our granddaughter. She's very excited! So are we! We'll be in touch.