I was really unprepared for the crush of people in the Sierra around Tahoe. It was like an ant hill and I was 50 miles from the lake. Crazy. Just crazy.

I pulled off the highway a few times. Once between Truckee and Sierraville into what turned out to be a 'cabin community' with at least 2000 houses. Remember the Eagles song Paradise? That's what I saw. It was just insane. "You call it Paradise, kiss it good-bye,"

I promise you, the next legs will be the exact opposite. There are places...