tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post1119977467444212404..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Quick Jaunt To RenoDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-27533387019168427792007-02-24T17:26:00.000-08:002007-02-24T17:26:00.000-08:00I climbed a mountain up in Emigrant Pass last summ...I climbed a mountain up in Emigrant Pass last summer... Can't remember what the darn thing was called, but it was a hell of a hike and had some great views.<BR/><BR/>My jaw dropped when I saw your pictures--I can't believe the lack of snow. Wow.La Maestrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647822525896026705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-9394360999882838092007-02-21T08:42:00.000-08:002007-02-21T08:42:00.000-08:00The Donner Party was mentioned in my book on the h...The Donner Party was mentioned in my book on the history of Sacramento, a book that focused heavily on John Sutter. A couple members of the Donner Party made it to Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, where a rescue operation was mounted.<BR/><BR/>Just thinking about the Donner Party, though, gives me the yuckies. I don't fault them, but it's still yucky. And driving over that terrain--I've long wondered how anyone ever got anything, especially wagons, over those mountains. Given the plaque in the picture, now I know!<BR/><BR/>Now on to Reno. I don't recall a $1.99 ham and egg breakfast. The casinos are getting away from giving away food, having learned they can charge for it! The best breakfast going is the $4.25 Big Win Breakfast at the Cal Neva--3 pancakes, bacon/sausage, eggs, toast, and hash browns--served in the Top Deck Restaurant. At one of the smaller food places in there you can get a hot dog and beer for $1.99.<BR/><BR/>Full priced buffets are available at Atlantis and Circus Circus. I've been to others up there, but these two are the best--and Atlantis is the bigger/better.<BR/><BR/>Any other Reno questions? I should work for their Chamber of Commerce.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-15413690832200407292007-02-21T07:41:00.000-08:002007-02-21T07:41:00.000-08:00Does the Cal-Neva still have that $1.99 ham and eg...Does the Cal-Neva still have that $1.99 ham and egg breakfast?? Yum!! Gotta love Reno for good, cheap food at the casinos.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your coins. Glad you're enjoying the break. And you're right, we are going to pay for the lack of snow-pack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-41529273280719315972007-02-21T02:05:00.000-08:002007-02-21T02:05:00.000-08:00I had a recent post concerning James Reed of the D...I had a recent post concerning James Reed of the Donner Party and his connection to Abraham Lincoln - springfield, Il 1846. Reed made a fortune in Placerville.<BR/><BR/>The main company I'm contracted to is on Donner Lake and I frequently fly into Reno and stay the night.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tips!The Tour Marmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701469966951623627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-83538176645713306462007-02-20T21:08:00.000-08:002007-02-20T21:08:00.000-08:00Nice pics D!-GNice pics D!<BR/><BR/>-GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com