Lake Tahoe
Sunday, June 12: Lake Tahoe, CA
Well now I’m in California, a state I didn’t think I would have time to make it to. Yesterday, I drove from Winnemucca here without much event. I stopped in Reno, which is like mini-Vegas, to buy CDs (needed to liven up the music collection) and check out the Sierra Trading Post Outlet. While trying to get back on the highway, I drove down what I think is the main drag (tourist-wise) and saw the “biggest little city” sign. Pretty cool. From there, I drove though Carson City. The best thing I saw there was a road sign, an actual official road sign, that said: marriage licenses -->. The arrow pointed down some road. Turn here to get married! Nevada is a weird state. Next, I went through South Lake Tahoe, which I would describe as Traverse City, MI with casinos. I saw gas for sale for $2.63 and I stopped for ice cream at a place called Snowflake’s. It was just okay unfortunately.
I camped in a National Forest campground west of Lake Tahoe, but not before I looked for non-established campsites and tested Zeus out on some less-than-pristine roads. The clearance and all wheel drive are just wonderful.
At the campground I met a couple of guys, John and Derrick, from the Sacramento area out here for some kayaking. We talked for a while. They fed me fried bananas with rum (mmm). We had tea. Then they invited me to go kayaking with them. Yay! Of course, I accepted the offer.
So, today I went kayaking on this amazing pair of lakes (see pictures). The water was like glass, and it was just beautiful. Once we reached the other side, we got out and went for a little hike. We lost the trail in snow but ended up finding a great lookout point with a view of Lake Tahoe and some of the surrounding mountains. It was a great spot, perfect day, etc. The only downfall was that I did the hike in sandals (remember I said we got ‘lost’ in the snow), but Derrick was in sandal solidarity with me so it wasn’t so bad. We found our way back to the kayaks without much trouble, paddled back, and they brought me back to camp. I ate a bagel and took a nap. What an ideal day! The drawback: sunburned feet and legs. Ouch!
Well now I’m in California, a state I didn’t think I would have time to make it to. Yesterday, I drove from Winnemucca here without much event. I stopped in Reno, which is like mini-Vegas, to buy CDs (needed to liven up the music collection) and check out the Sierra Trading Post Outlet. While trying to get back on the highway, I drove down what I think is the main drag (tourist-wise) and saw the “biggest little city” sign. Pretty cool. From there, I drove though Carson City. The best thing I saw there was a road sign, an actual official road sign, that said: marriage licenses -->. The arrow pointed down some road. Turn here to get married! Nevada is a weird state. Next, I went through South Lake Tahoe, which I would describe as Traverse City, MI with casinos. I saw gas for sale for $2.63 and I stopped for ice cream at a place called Snowflake’s. It was just okay unfortunately.
I camped in a National Forest campground west of Lake Tahoe, but not before I looked for non-established campsites and tested Zeus out on some less-than-pristine roads. The clearance and all wheel drive are just wonderful.
At the campground I met a couple of guys, John and Derrick, from the Sacramento area out here for some kayaking. We talked for a while. They fed me fried bananas with rum (mmm). We had tea. Then they invited me to go kayaking with them. Yay! Of course, I accepted the offer.
So, today I went kayaking on this amazing pair of lakes (see pictures). The water was like glass, and it was just beautiful. Once we reached the other side, we got out and went for a little hike. We lost the trail in snow but ended up finding a great lookout point with a view of Lake Tahoe and some of the surrounding mountains. It was a great spot, perfect day, etc. The only downfall was that I did the hike in sandals (remember I said we got ‘lost’ in the snow), but Derrick was in sandal solidarity with me so it wasn’t so bad. We found our way back to the kayaks without much trouble, paddled back, and they brought me back to camp. I ate a bagel and took a nap. What an ideal day! The drawback: sunburned feet and legs. Ouch!
posted by Ashleigh @ 10:13 AM
1 Comments:
At 1:14 PM,
Anonymous said…
Sounds like a lot of fun...i'm so jealous. Not much has been going on back in Ann Arbor but andrea and i will get to head out to california soon. i like the look of zeus but the pictures aren't working for the cali part of your photo album :( we miss you here but it sounds like you are doing well and meeting some cool folks with skills.
-alicia
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