Lost and locked out - adversity, hooray.
Trip Start
Nov 21, 2007
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Trip End
Dec 06, 2007
South Lake Tahoe,
California,
United States
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
It's now Tuesday morning, I just emerged from the hot tub and hurried the 25 feet to my door in the 25 degree morning chill. Getting set to hit the road after two nights here in south shore.
I couldn't have picked a better place to stay starting the trip. Shantelle runs the front desk, her parents built it 30 years ago, chatty. She's got the big yellow lab Kaya has befriended. Big John, the owner, and I chest bumped watching the Niners overtime win on Sunday evening. We own the Cardinals. Since then, I've had access to his Sierra Nevada stash. Also a good thing because Kaya has already made her presence felt
soak by the hour
. I came back to the room after the game to find my door security latch had been flipped from the inside. Key no worky. The handyman finally got it clipped off after about 30 minutes of Macgyvering. Good to know those things can be had.Yesterday we hiked Fallen Leaf Lake - about 8 miles total around the lake. Desolate and gorgeous and just cold enough. We even got lost on the way back - all the trails looked the same! We ended up about 2 miles north on the main road and hoofed it back. My outdoor navigation confidence is a little shaken, we may be sticking close to the trailheads when camping this trip.
Last night I hit Lakeside Casino for a little gaming. I lost $200 at single deck black jack. The dealer, Rob, was so high he even admitted it to me. Gotta love Tahoe. We talked about snow mostly, something I know very little about. Apparently the reason skiiers swear by Tahoe is a combination of what they call Sierra cement and the Lake effect. A nice smooth hard layer beneath and dry fluffy dusting on top. So, there you have it.
