Today I departed Minden early am with the intention of flying to Quincy for breakfast. I got a good shot of Truckee Airport. Check my photo gallery for pics of the flight.

As I neared Sierra Valley the smoke started getting heavy and looking toward Quincy it was really thick. I decided to land at Sierraville Dearwater (O79) for breakfast instead. I've never landed there before but entered a right downwind for 21 as my flightguide suggested and landed. The paved runway is in excellent shape as is the taxiway, however the parking ramp is overgrown and deteriorated and good luck finding tiedowns.

The walk to town is about a mile and took me less than 20 minutes. The Roundup Cafe serves a great breakfast and I really appreciated the walk back to the plane afterward. There's a good Mexican restaurant as well, Los Dos Hermanos, but it was closed and they didn't have any hours posted.

Back at the plane I realized I should have "gone" while I was in town as there is no outhouse on the airport or any other services for that matter.

I've enjoyed stopping here on my motorcycle rides and can recommend Sierraville as a fly-in breakfast or lunch spot.

onthegas wrote:
Back at the plane I realized I should have "gone" while I was in town as there is no outhouse on the airport or any other services for that matter.

From your picture, it looks like you could just "go" behind the sign. ':lol:'

tom

Great report, thanks !

You missed out on the main attraction there - if you'd taken a right out of the airport driveway you would have run smack into the Sierra Hot Springs. Kind of a funky place, but the hot springs themselves are pretty nice and the kitchen in the lodge serves up some good (organic/funky) food. It is clothing optional though, so if you can't handle the sight of women that look like they've got Don King in a leglock (to borrow a phrase) it'd be best to steer clear.

The "kitchen sink" omelette will make you both relish the walk back and you will "go".

dlhanst wrote:The "kitchen sink" omelette will make you both relish the walk back and you will "go".

Hey, I "went" alright. Just watch your step over by the tree!

Vick wrote: It is clothing optional though, so if you can't handle the sight of women that look like they've got Don King in a leglock (to borrow a phrase) it'd be best to steer clear.

Consider that phrase borrowed once more...

N6EA wrote:

Vick wrote: It is clothing optional though, so if you can't handle the sight of women that look like they've got Don King in a leglock (to borrow a phrase) it'd be best to steer clear.

Consider that phrase borrowed once more...

Isn't that a "Bush-ism"?

onthegas wrote:

N6EA wrote:

Vick wrote: It is clothing optional though, so if you can't handle the sight of women that look like they've got Don King in a leglock (to borrow a phrase) it'd be best to steer clear.

Consider that phrase borrowed once more...

Isn't that a "Bush-ism"?

That must be why Washington DC smells so bad.

From your picture, it looks like you could just "go" behind the sign. ''

From the looks of the place, I think it would not matter if you went in front of or in back of the sign, or for that matter in the middle of the runway.

Oh, you may get a few spectators...

Vick wrote:so if you can't handle the sight of women that look like they've got Don King in a leglock (to borrow a phrase) it'd be best to steer clear.

Dang, when we (a flight of two Huskies and a Citabria) flew in there 3 years ago and hoofed it to the Sierra Hot Springs, all we saw was a very friendly and attractive young lady employee. She was stratigically placed so as to keep us from making it to the hot springs and running into all those Don King leglock ladies. In retrospect, probably a good thing