Drive up to Mt. Shasta, realignment of plans, Vegas not Cali, amazing snowy wonderland, distractions, TB at Susanville, Honey Lake, Reno, stop at Motel 6 Beatty after long day, A gets Subway [Tue 20]

 HELLLO DEATH VALLEY!

In the morning we drove up Mt. Shasta to see if we could see anything fun or do any hiking. No, it was impossible there was twelve foot snow cover on the mountain, even on the roads, and the fog was so thick we could barely see twenty feet in front of ourselves.

On our drive down from Mt. Shasta we reconsidered our plans to drive to San Francisco and discussed if it would be more fun to go to Vegas by way of Reno. I was into the idea, so off we set, at the drop of a hat, to Vegas instead of San Fran.

We saw the most amazing winter wonderland on our way, amazing snow peaks, expansive fields, tall snow-covered pine trees, the most shiny snow all over. It was amazing.

We went by Reno which didn't seem like a big deal. Stopped at TacoBell at SusanVille where I got the Fiesta Veggie burritos. Right after the town we drove by Honey Lake which was amazing, unbelievable, it was out of scenes from National Geographic.

In the evening we stopped at the Motel 6 in Beatty NV, the town that calls itself the gateway to Death valley. Before that though we were really hungry, and A stopped by the Subway next door to the motel and got himself soup and sandwich.

This motel was pretty decent, they had tea and hot water in the lobby and the scenery right outside the otel was unbelievably pretty.