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Day 3: November 5, 2018 To Nevada Comment via blog |
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Vintage Reserve
Garage actually is on the Lincoln Highway in Lodi. It's on the second
alignment. I was trying to follow the first alignment on this trip and
stumbled on the garage as I worked my way back to where I'd left it
yesterday. It was way to early to get inside and shooting through the
windows was useless. But now that I've found their website, I can look at
pictures of their entire inventory.
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Once I picked up the LH where I'd left it, I started following
instructions from the Garmin again. One of the street names sounded
familiar and I suddenly realized that I was turning at the corner where
I had dinner last night. Good eating on the Lincoln Highway even if I
didn't know it.
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I managed a drive-under shooting at the 1920 underpass near Collierville.
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In 1998, the people of Galt saved a piece of contractor stamped paving
from the Lincoln Highway and set it in stone.
Here's the pavement and
here's the explanation.
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It's impossible to miss the big bell tower when passing through
Placerville. The embedded broken off LH marker and John Studebaker marker
are easy to miss. I'd not previously been aware of the
Studebaker plaque so missed it myself, but
today it was my reason for stopping. It was one of two Studebaker items I
hoped to see. The other is a wheelbarrow that I once looked for in the
wrong museum. Today I knew which museum I wanted but sadly learned it was
closed today. I softened my disappointment at
the Jack Russell Brewery but still drove by the museum
just to see it and verify it was closed.
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The site of Sutter's Mill, where gold was discovered in 1848 is not far
from Placerville. The town there, Coloma, was the El Dorado county seat
until Placerville took over in 1857. The museum at
Marshall
Gold Discovery State Historic Park houses numerous artifacts of time
including several of James Marshall's personal possessions. James Marshall
is the man who actually made the discovery. Marshall, who never really
profited from his discovery, is honored with a nearby statue which points
to the place where it happened. A replica of Sutter's saw mill stands near
that spot today.
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Not much has changed at the long closed Pacific House.
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I've posted these shots just to show off some California scenery. That is
the Historic Strawberry Lodge in the first picture, Lake Tahoe in the
second.
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I took no pictures as I passed through the built up areas on the southeast
shores of Lake Tahoe, but broke out the camera as I approached Cave Rock.
The northbound tunnel, with the fancy concrete entrance, was drilled in
1957. The southbound, which obviously once carried two way traffic, was
drilled in 1931. Before that, including the entire life span of the
Lincoln Highway, a single lane road hung on the outside of the rock.
Beyond the tunnel, I pulled into a labeled vista spot that overlooks the lake. The glimpses I'd caught through the trees did not present that legendary blue and a haze floated above the water. Without much thought, I initially accepted the haze as morning mist, but I eventually realized that it was late afternoon and mist not at all likely. When I stepped out of the car, my nose told me the truth. I didn't, and still don't, know where the fire was but I knew that was smoke on Lake Tahoe. The haze was still evident when I pointed the camera toward the north and away from the sun. |
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After checking into the Hardman House Hotel, I stepped outside to take a
picture of it just as a classic red convertible passed by. I assume the
people in the building across the street knew that was going to happen.
Besides providing me with a comfortable room, the
Hardman House had wine and cookies waiting for me (and all the other
guests), a parking garage, continental breakfast, and a couple of the
friendliest desk clerks I've ever met. Plus it is within walking distance
of the capitol, several casinos, and two breweries.
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