Routes3 min
US-395: Reno to Lone Pine
A corridor guide to the 270 miles of US-395 between Reno and Lone Pine — elevation, fuel, the three seasonal Sierra crossings, and what is worth turning off for.
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Notes from the road
Trip reports, gear that earned its place, driving skills and public-land camping notes from overland travel in the Sierra Nevada and the Great Basin.
Camp3 min
Where You Can Actually Camp Between Reno and Lone Pine
Land status, the 14-day rule, the free permits people miss, and the two places on this corridor where the usual dispersed camping rules do not apply.
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Routes3 min
Silver Canyon to the Bristlecones
Six thousand feet of climbing in ten miles, seven creek crossings and four miles of one-lane switchbacks — the hard way up to the oldest trees on earth.
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Skills3 min
Driving and Camping Above 8,000 Feet
What thin air does to a naturally aspirated engine, to your cooling system, to boiling water and to the people in the truck — and how to plan a high trip around it.
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