Destination:
Squaw Valley/Alpine
Overnight Parking – There was this recently completed area just East of the downtown that appeared to allow overnight parking for vans on one side on certain nights and on the other side on opposite nights. It appears as just construction area on Google Maps but it is there and there were several other vans there overnight.
Bathing – There is the Truckee Donner Recreation Center which is a huge building up in Truckee.
Happy Hours – I don’t think they have any, just avoid California and make the drive to Reno to smoke cigarettes, gamble and crush crispy bois.
Coffee – Mcdonalds is what we used.
Miscellaneous – Unless there is a major dump just avoid Tahoe. It’s California so it’s expensive and the snow conditions are usually pretty bad until one of the Donner Party-type blizzards occurs.
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