Sunday, June 9, 2013

Lake Trip!: Lake Tahoe and surrounding area



Last weekend we took a couple days off and headed up to Lake Tahoe area for a few days on a camping/exploring trip to a new place that we'd never been! Very pumped. We left Thursday night at 11 PM, thinking we would stop somewhere to rest halfway, but ended up being so pumped, traded sleeping/driving, and arrived at 8 AM!  Pictures don't do it justice, but hopefully do something.

At first light, this is what we got to see - somewhere about 3 or so hours south of Tahoe still


Lake Tahoe! We made it. It is crystal clear!

We ate breakfast by the lake and then headed out on our bikes along the road and trails surrounding the lake area. We first came across this open area which was unreal. You can barely see a lady's easel on the left there, as she was painting this scene. Very awesome way to start the day



Psyched

Bike path


View from a pit stop along the lake



View of Emerald Bay, which we drove up to after biking for a couple hours


Me and Emerald Bay

Basecamp hotel! checked in - Mel loved this place. I liked it too

Cool stuff on the walls...

Cool bar with cool happy hour

She's pumped!

Neato chandelier

Firepit to make our smores!

Jazzed

Free breakfast!? I get too excited about free stuff sometimes

Panorama on the shore of Lake Tahoe

Crystal clear beaches, but very cold :)

Got in this far

Coffee time

I farted (Matt)

Taking it in, Emerald Bay in the background

Hike up Eagle Rock

Pumped

Out over Emerald Bay... again

and again

Hiking along

Panorama of an awesome path leading to another lake, Fallen Leaf Lake


Fallen Leaf Lake view

Underwater shot! So clear

View from the water

Relaxing

Good hammock spot - first time using ours! Pretty sweet

Mel's POV

Going to get in

I hesitated kind of alot before I got myself to finally plunge in - super cold!

Mel got in too! Kinda


Panorama from the shore

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