Colfax to Donner Pass Summit CA, May 19
"...When I left Colfax on the morning of May 19, the motor working grandly, and though the going was up, up, up it carried me along without any effort for nearly 10 miles. Then it overheated, and I had to "nurse" it with oil every three or four miles. It recovered itself during luncheon at Emigrants' Gap..."
Waypoint Today: Coordinates: N39.29206° W120.67852°
Address: Exit 158, I-80, 42180 Nyack Rd, Emigrant Gap, CA 95715
Wyman passed by this way on Tuesday, May 19, 1903. He stopped for
lunch at Emigrant Gap to let his engine cool off from the hard work it experienced
while increasing in elevation from Colfax. He likely stopped in the vicinity of the Allen Hotel and General Store.
According to the locals, the structures in the photo are long gone with subsequent changes to the RR right of way and
building of I-80. The Waypoint sign is posted on the exterior of the building and the Memorial plaque is inside on a pillar
to the right as you walk in the front door. Current picture of the location of the likely waypoint.
George A. Wyman Memorial Display
Hosting Authority: Nyack General Store
Sponsor: Bill Watt and Susan Murphy
