Cutest beggar ever
Joshua Wier / walkerwier.com
Yaks?
Carson River, Dayton State Park, NV
At a grocery store called FoodMaxx.
Nevada Statehouse, Carson City
Spooner "Summit", Nevada
In Nevada, they call passes "summits".
Looks fun
Aspen trees
The west side of the pass is much drier.
Looking toward Carson City, NV
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
CA/NV state line
Nevada Beach, Lake Tahoe
Not as hazy, I guess
Tunnel on US-50. Always a little nerve-racking.
Fire-fighting helicopter near South Lake Tahoe, CA
Helicopter picking up water to drop on a small fire near Lake Tahoe. Lightning started the fire that morning, but it was almost out by the time we got close.
The fire was almost completely out. We could see neither smoke nor flame.
Crossing the Sierra Nevada on CA-88
Sun through the smoke
Silver Lake through the haze
Silver Lake
Clear morning after overnight rains temporarily cleared out the smoke...
...but the haze quickly returned.
Kirkwood, CA
Caples Lake, Kirkwood, CA
Carson Pass, where we intersected the Pacific Crest Trail
Red Lake
Near the 88/89 intersection in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Still plenty smoky in the foothills