Rick and I are enjoying a road trip up the State of California and are in South Lake Tahoe for a week.
It's one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. The mountains still hold on a bit of snow on the peaks which makes it all the more striking against the bright blue sky.
It's one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. The mountains still hold on a bit of snow on the peaks which makes it all the more striking against the bright blue sky.
click: LAKE TAHOE VISITORS SITE
It's amazing to us still how big and beautiful California is! (About the size of Italy). Although we have vacationed in the state many times before moving here for retirement, it's different being able to explore more intimate spots at our leisure.
Driving up was a treat all by itself and we've found several places we look forward to returning to and staying awhile at.
Meeting our friends David and Ruth in Tahoe has been fun since they have come here often. As our "tour guides" they have shown us great spots and taken us to Carson City and Virginia City -- true "Old West" towns. Real cowboy towns, not just movie sets. The gold rush was followed by the "Comstock Load" discovery of silver, which also helped develop California and San Francisco. From "Wikipedia":
We also spent another day driving to wine country taking a scenic route even Ruth and David had not experienced before. We drove State Route 88 through Kit Carson Pass and had to pause at Silver Lake. The view was stunning -- in fact, we had almost two hours of unbelievable vistas. The wineries were fun too, but I think getting there was awesome!
On Thursday Rick and I took a short hike up to Eagle Falls, across from the beautiful Emerald Bay at the south end of Lake Tahoe. From there we explored the west side of the lake, past the home of The Don Corleone in The Godfather, and stopped at Squaw Valley Ski Resort. From there we continued on to Truckee... another old west town, had a nice lunch then cruised back down the coast of Lake Tahoe.
Driving up was a treat all by itself and we've found several places we look forward to returning to and staying awhile at.
Meeting our friends David and Ruth in Tahoe has been fun since they have come here often. As our "tour guides" they have shown us great spots and taken us to Carson City and Virginia City -- true "Old West" towns. Real cowboy towns, not just movie sets. The gold rush was followed by the "Comstock Load" discovery of silver, which also helped develop California and San Francisco. From "Wikipedia":
Peak production from the Comstock occurred in 1877, with the mines producing over $14,000,000 of gold and $21,000,000 of silver that year (about $270 million and $400 million in "today's" money, as of 2007, respectively[6]).
We also spent another day driving to wine country taking a scenic route even Ruth and David had not experienced before. We drove State Route 88 through Kit Carson Pass and had to pause at Silver Lake. The view was stunning -- in fact, we had almost two hours of unbelievable vistas. The wineries were fun too, but I think getting there was awesome!
On Thursday Rick and I took a short hike up to Eagle Falls, across from the beautiful Emerald Bay at the south end of Lake Tahoe. From there we explored the west side of the lake, past the home of The Don Corleone in The Godfather, and stopped at Squaw Valley Ski Resort. From there we continued on to Truckee... another old west town, had a nice lunch then cruised back down the coast of Lake Tahoe.
Pics and more to follow....
(More photos are on my Facebook page.)
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