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Hi there!
I have amazingly convinced my family to take a trip from Chicago on the WB Zephyr to Lake Tahoe where we'll stay for a few days. (In fact, we live in Calif., but we're flying to Chicago just to join them ).
We're contemplating either getting off in Truckee or Reno. Reno is better for more easily securing a bigger rental car (given how few rental outlets there are in Truckee and their operating hours, esp. given potential for delays) and is roughly the same drive time. Plus we'll save money in bring back the car to Reno when my family flies back east.
However, one concern was what about missing the mountain climb up the Sierra to Truckee? Obviously we'll get to drive part it and see it, but we're wondering if the train scenery is that spectacular that we should just deal with the hassle of getting off at Truckee, or even should we keep going and ride all the way to Colfax or Sacramento so we see the whole stretch of the Sierra on the train and then back-track?
Just curious for those that have done the driving and the train, and how they compare.
I have amazingly convinced my family to take a trip from Chicago on the WB Zephyr to Lake Tahoe where we'll stay for a few days. (In fact, we live in Calif., but we're flying to Chicago just to join them ).
We're contemplating either getting off in Truckee or Reno. Reno is better for more easily securing a bigger rental car (given how few rental outlets there are in Truckee and their operating hours, esp. given potential for delays) and is roughly the same drive time. Plus we'll save money in bring back the car to Reno when my family flies back east.
However, one concern was what about missing the mountain climb up the Sierra to Truckee? Obviously we'll get to drive part it and see it, but we're wondering if the train scenery is that spectacular that we should just deal with the hassle of getting off at Truckee, or even should we keep going and ride all the way to Colfax or Sacramento so we see the whole stretch of the Sierra on the train and then back-track?
Just curious for those that have done the driving and the train, and how they compare.