Had a nice little ride through the Sierra Mountains today. Only had to turn off the air conditioning once on a climb to Donner Summit (over 7,200 feet). The truck wasn’t starting to overheat but it never hurts to be safe. Set the cruise control on 60 and the truck just handled everything great. Passed me a bunch of Fords and Dodge Rams but only 1 Chevy Duramax. I am really impressed with the power and handling of my GMC Duramax and Allison transmission.
The rest of the ride from Reno to Winnemucca Nevada was boooooring … I know people really enjoy living out here in the dessert but it’s not for us. Course a lot of people probably say the same thing about the Central Valley of California.
We’re spending our first night of our latest trip here at Hi-Desert RV Park in Winnemucca. We were assigned a nice pull-thru, site #62, and it handled our Titanium plus the truck with no problem. Considering an overall length of 41 ft just for the 5th wheel says a lot. The sites are gravel but the roads are paved. Being out here in the middle of the desert there’s not much grass to be found. The management here is extremely friendly and helpful. Everyone is escorted to their sites. Our site was not exactly level but stacking up two legos leveled things just fine. It was 90 degrees all afternoon crossing the desert but it’s finally starting to cool off some which is giving the air conditioner time to recover. Wish there was some way to run the air conditioner while towing the 5th wheel down the road. That’s where a Class A RV with a diesel generator comes into play cause you can run the air while traveling. We’re going to get an early start tomorrow cause we have another 5+ hours before we get to Salt Lake, Utah.
Photos of Hi-Desert RV Park in Winnemucca Nevada
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