Following the Pony Express Route U.S. 50
Steve and I took a long drive for shopping in Sacramento. Along the way we savored the rich history this region affords us, especially on U.S. Highway 50. The Pony Express Headquarters was located in San Francisco and its eastern route generally followed our path through El Dorado County over Echo Summit to Lake Tahoe. Remount and relay stations along this route are marked as State Historical Landmarks.
One such station was Strawberry Valley House (1856), a popular resort and stop for stages and teams of the Comstock, which became a remount station of the Central Overland Pony Express in 1860.
One such station was Strawberry Valley House (1856), a popular resort and stop for stages and teams of the Comstock, which became a remount station of the Central Overland Pony Express in 1860.
We meandered through the lobby, of the now named Strawberry Lodge (photo #1), and promised to come back for a country breakfast.
We passed through towns that have been left for decades (Whitehall) or are so small their welcome sign humorously says it all (Kyburz). Each outing presents us with new and interesting sights to discover.
History is a mighty dramos, enacted upon the theatre of times,
with suns for lamps and eternity for a background.
~Thomas Carlyle
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