On The Road To Reno
September 12th, 2008
It’s been a long time since I’ve left town. I’ve been getting wrapped up with personal projects and web sites, and people pulling me this way and that. So today, with a goal in mind, one that somebody else has pulled me to do, I hopped into a stranger’s car and drove for about six hours from the Bay Area to Reno Nevada. I have to say that we are no longer strangers and there is a lot of work to do here in Reno this weekend. I’ll write more about that tomorrow, but there you have it.
On the way here, I tried out my new earplanes while going over the hill (The Sierras). I’ve been having altitude problems with my ears and was actually just a little terrified of making this trip. But the earplanes worked fine and now my next experiment will be with an airplane.
I love the ruggedness of the Sierra Mountains. Even while driving in a modern car, the landscape feels prehistoric, ancient, and it’s only the few lanes of highway that cut through it. I watched the altitude markers pass 1000, 2000, 3000, feet. The almost full moon rode side by side with us, over the top of the pine trees, all the way to Reno.
September 12th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I had to look up “earplanes”.
I didn’t have to look up Reno: I trust you to tell me more on that subject…
(could you smell the pines?)
September 15th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Yes, I felt like such an invalid using my earplanes in the car going over the mountains. But they worked! On the way over it’s a 7000 foot climb and only a 3000 foot drop. The pressure is worse on the way back because it’s a 3000 foot climb and a 7000 foot drop. I definitely felt the pressure in my ears on the way back, but nothing like it could have been.
Yes the pines were wonderful …