[Tijeras_Slim]

[martin_fierro]

Sis and bro-in-law are leaving the Golden State (gee, wonder why?) for a life back East.

Sis will fly back with infant son, while bro-in-law drives the rental truck, accompanied by their two large, smelly dogs.

I kid them that their odyssey is like a very hairy, drooly Donner party in reverse. <|:)~

[martin_fierro]

One other thing: I spent a New Years' vacation once in a mountain cabin overlooking Donner Lake and Donner Pass on the other side of the valley.

The snow seemed incredibly deep, although the locals said it was nothing out of the ordinary.

During a clear night with a full moon, the place was starkly beautiful, but eerie. oooOOoOoooEeEeEEEEEEoooOOOooo...