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My father was in the Navy in the 50s and 60s, stationed mainly on the East coast so he drove us to and from his assignments in Florida, Virginia, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Tennessee, and then to San Diego from retirement.

I've driven from the East Coast (Myrtle Beach) to San Diego; Sacramento to Florida; Eastern New Mexico to San Diego; and San Diego to Reno, NV. The trip to Reno was in 2023 for a bowling tournament. I drove my bowling partner and myself from San Diego to Reno going through Lake Tahoe and Carson City. It was the first time in two decades I had driven in snow. On the way back, we decided to take an alternate route recommended by a teammate. We drove that route and other than a few very small towns it was desolate. No cell phone connection or internet connection to my phone's GPS couldn't work. If we had broken down, we would have had to walk a couple of miles to a farm house to call for help. Fortunately, we made it okay. The highlight of the return trip was stopping at Schat's Bakkery in Bishop, Ca. Good sandwiches and I bought a loaf of sour dough bread.