West - Day One - June 23, 2005

Having flown back from Ireland only two days earlier, I knew it was ambitious to try to depart San Francisco on Thursday but I managed to get out the door by 3:15 pm and still hit tremendous traffic almost to Sacramento. I drove 221 miles in total to Reno this first day and with the remnants of jet lag still hovering, was glad to reach my destination and get a good night's sleep.