If you're driving through I-80 from Reno twoards Sacremento, there's Donner
Pass and my old home of Dutch Flat.
Dutch Flat is where they sold subscriptions (like stock) for the
transcontinental railroad.  Most of the original buildings in the downtown
section are still standing, and still in use, other than the hotel.  The
road north from the center of town leads into an abandoned hydraulic gold
mine, and down through a series of switchbacks to the Bear river.

Stop in at the antiques store, and say Hi to Jean Fanning!

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