Gribblenation

Since returning to the West Coast in 2016 I have spent a considerable amount of time out on the corridor of US Route 395 ("US 395") in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains.  US 395 from the Nevada State Line south to California State Route 14 ("CA 14") consists of a section which was once part of  a road known as El Camino Sierra. Part 1; the history of El Camino Sierra The route of US 395 from Sonora Pass south to CA 14 occupies a corridor that was once part of the early Auto Trail known as El Camino Sierra.  El Camino Sierra continued southward on the corridor of CA 14 towards Mojave which was once part of US 6.  Gradually as time progressed El Camino Sierra came to be known as Sierra Highway and continued as far south as Newhall Pass along US 6.  El Camino Sierra and especially the portion now occupied by US 395 is known as scenic highway which accesses some of the most notable features of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. European Explorers may have ...