Sierra Buttes Tour & Poker Run

To register reply to the emailed invitation. For this tour, the Chapter will take an approximately 1.5-hour drive from Reno to the majestic Sierra Buttes located in Northern California on the spine of the Sierras! The stunning drive takes you through the beautiful valleys and craggy peaks of the Buttes. During our drive we make approximately five beautiful scenic stops for photos and to draw cards for our Poker Run. The last card drawn ends our drive at Longboards Bar & Grill located on the beautiful Plumas PInes Golf Course where we meet for a leisurely and very enjoyable lunch and the winner of the poker run will be given a prize (to be determined). The group will meet around 9:00 a.m. Starbucks/Raleys Parking Lot, 1st poker card draw (A) Head-up Mt Rose Hwy (NV-431) over the summit, right on NV/CA-28 (B) past Kings Beach . Turn right on CA-267 (N Shore Road) (C) towards Truckee, CA for approx 10.3 miles. Turn Left on Brockway Road through roundabouts for approx. 1.0 mile to Truckee River Regional Park (D) for potty break and 2nd poker card draw. 10:00am - Leave TRR Park turning right on Brockway road, turns to Bridge St. Right on Donner Pass Road until roundabout on CA-89. Travel approx. 23 miles to Sierraville (E) and then left on CA-49, stop at highway turnout immediately after Sierraville (F) for pictures and 3rd poker card. Continue 4.7 miles past Sattley (G). Next is the fun part! 12.6 miles of dangerous curves to Bassets (gas station/small store and highway maintenance station). We will draw the fourth poker card at Bassets parking lot at 11:00 a.m. After Bassets we turn onto Gold Lake Hwy (CR-S620), travel approximately 7.6 miles to Gold Lake for pictures, then continue for 15.4 miles to CA-89, entering Graeagle. Turn left on CA-89 for roughly 1.7 miles to Graeagle-Johnsville Road. Travel about 1.6 miles to Poplar Valley Road, turn right and travel straight to Plumas Pines Golf Course and Longboards Bar and Grill for lunch, and the final poker card draw and prize award! Lunch will be at The Bluff lunch on the deck overlooking golf course. At 1:30 p.m. we depart Longboards and return back to CA-89 heading north through Graeagle for roughly one mile to CA-70. Head east on CA-70 towards Portola, California, for 9 miles. Leave Portola heading east on CA-70 towards US-395, South on US-395 to Reno for 49 miles. Estimated arrival time in Reno is 2:30 p.m. For a full course breakdown and map, visit the event website or http://goo.gl/maps/PO3lQ.