Most of the edges along CA Highway 20, with a sliding 500 to 1000 foot right of way are owned by the State of CA. It's a scenic byway. They do not close nor do they discourage travel on these byways. There is a big push along highway 20 to whittle down and thin out the tree cover. They've subbed it out to a contractor with lots of equipment and little know how keeping the road perpetually down to one lane and the commensurate long wait. Outboard of the State lands is the Tahoe Nat. Forest. They are much less tight-axxed than the Forest supes farther down state. All this is within a mile or two of our place on the West Slope. If you want a winter respite, take a trip to any high desert locale above 3000 feet away from the rain shadow hills.
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