But first, here are sights from yesterday’s drive from Oakhurst to Jackson, CA.
Fremont’s Fort pictured above is a scenic lookout on Hwy. 49. General Fremont, a cohort of Lewis and Clark, was the founder of Mariposa, and had several gold mines in the area. Presumably, the Fort was built to protect his mines!
In Coulterville, the Hulstroms found “the little engine that could” across the street from the Jeffery Hotel. This little engine was called Whistling Billy, and its whole life was spent hauling quartz ore four miles from the mine to the stamp mill.
Today, Sept. 19th , the cars drove from Jackson, California, to Sparks, Nevada. Here are some of the views along the route.
The Sierra high country was beautiful and Caples Lake in Kirkwood, CA. was especially charming:
And a good place for a coffee break:
Moving on, the Nevada State Museum in Carson City, NV, found Judy standing in front of an old Maxwell. (Note: she’s color-coordinated for this encounter!)
Finally, the tour ended back in Sparks, NV, with a wonderful dinner…. one of the best of our time together!
Gil says that those who left the tour early and missed the final dinner REALLY missed a treat!
There was a “must be present to win” drawing to end the evening. Alan was the winner of a great map of Gold Country.
In appreciation of the hard work John put in this past year organizing this tour, the group gave him a card with messages from most of the group… as well as a micro power device…. so a car can be jump started… or a phone or tablet charged.
As Gil says, “A great tour ended…. but wonderful memories last forever.” And here’s the best sign of the tour – it applies equally to all our club members:
Model A Touring Club 
I want to personally to thanks you for all of the hard work you have done. I would rather have you on the trip but I understand there was a problem with your schedule! Hope to see you in all of trips going forward/ Susie and I missed you even though Tim was a really nice guy! We just missed you!!!!!! Alan Bennett
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Thanks for the kind words, Alan! I loved being the “fly on the wall” for this tour. I’ll join you in person the next time!
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That will be great Pat, we missed you!!!!
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Thanks, Pat. I enjoyed the vicarious tour of the Gold Country!
Keith
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You’re very welcome, Keith. It sure looked like a GREAT tour. So much to do and see!
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