Lake Tahoe-Casino Area Travelodge

... with lunch and liquor. We really enjoyed the tour (any time we can be on water is always a good thing!) and not just because of the drinks! Views of the surrounding mountains and beautiful Emerald Bay were top highlights.<br><br>One of the most scenic drives we did wasn&#8217;t along Lake Tahoe, but nearby Taylor Creek and Fallen Leaf Lake. At Taylor Creek, Kokenee Salmon were spawning and the creek was chock full of them. Fallen ...

... there is also snow in tahoe high up but very pretty and obviously cold. they say that the weather will settle tomorrow so maybe we can get out and about and see some sights. we did get a couple of pics but the camera is in the car. tomorrow we head for san fransisco but will go round the lake for some views. so bye for now and we'll speak to you from san fran. we need to do some "shopping" for mike! x<br>

... for a-hootin, and a-hollerin'<br><br>Oh, and beads. <br><br>Please excuse me for not posting some of the more interesting pictures from today's little jaunt, since I'm not sure what this site's policy is on, well, interesting pictures.<br><br>Besides, once you've seen one pair... you wanna see them all. Am I wrong? (That's what Google is for.)<br><br> <br> <br>

To get a feel for the area we drove around the lake on the first day counter-clockwise. Our first stop was Logan Shoals Vista. It was our first decent look at the lake and we were surprised with the clarity and the colour was spectacular. We drove on around the lake and noticed most places cost $8 to see. As we didn't want to stay anywhere long we just drove on making a note of places of interest for the following day. We drove around Dollar Point and there are some ...

... anscheinend der bizarrste Ort in Californien. Der See hat eine 3x höhere Salzkonzentration als das Meer und bringt somit sehr groteske Gebildes hervor - schnell ein Foto und weiter gehts!<br><br>Tanken wäre auch mal angesagt und so sind wir bei der nächsten Gelegenheit zum Glück abgebogen...Sewy ist in der Hinsicht nicht ganz zu trauen "Das geht sich schon noch aus" habe ich schon einmal zu oft gehört...Aber bei dieser Gelegenheit haben wir das ...

... as dry as a bone, really. So a soak in a natural hot spring was the best thing in the whole world, really. The next day, I took a gorgious drive around the lake and had breakfast with the girls. After meeting up with Z in Reno again, I headed back to San Francisco to gather myself and visit with Ericka and Anaya (her daughter) a bit more.

... time looking for souvenirs, but since we are not big shoppers, we tired of it quickly. There was a spa/salon in the strip mall between the hotel and the gondola base so we stopped in for a massage (Philip) and a pedicure (me). They did an okay job, but nothing particularly spectacular. <br><br>Our time in Tahoe was very easy and relaxing--just what we needed.<br><br><br><br>

... in 1968 , to preserve the environment, limit the destruction of the forest and to limit the rapid and random constructions, but at the same time allowing useful redevelopment plans to improve the economy. This effort opened the door to development of a number of resorts and entertainment saloons including the Wheel Saloon and Gambling Halls which became very ...

... Had another beautiful day, even snowed for us in the arvo and after that was the best snow I've ever skiied on brother! Christmas Day we decided to just have a nice lax day, so slept in then ate icecream in bed watchin TV... so nice to do something normal for once instead of bein so busy!! Well if you call eating icecream for brekkies normal hehe. Spent the day lookin round the town and shopping, then came home and cooked up ...

... that used to line H Street close to downtown. The governors of California lived in this mansion from 1903 to 1968 when Ron and Nancy Reagan decided they were too good for it. The Reagan's built themselves their own pad for the governors to use but when Jerry Brown took over for Reagan in 1975 he refused to live in it and instead got a humble two bedroom apartment right across the street from the Capitol building. The tour of this building was excellent ...