Another Road Trip... Lake Tahoe!

Lake Tahoe. It did not look like this when we were there this past weekend. It was cloudy and rainy.

We loaded up the car this weekend for another quick road trip. This time to Lake Tahoe. My friend Andrew had a free place to stay so we met him there. We left the Greanbean at 6am in the volvo (roadtrip machine) headed toward Sacramento on I-5. The trip was uneventful until we were about 45 minutes from Tahoe. It started when we stopped for gas. We were ready to drive off and the car would not shift into drive. It turns out there was a pair of fingernail clippers jamming the gear shift. After about 30 minutes we were able to fish them out and get back on the road. The drive took about 6 and a half hours (400 miles). We scouted out squaw valley resort where we eould be staying and then headed into Tahoe city to see the Lake. It was beautiful even though it was cloudy and a little rainy. After wandering around town for a few hours we returned to Squaw Valley to wait for Andrew. He arrived late due to a flight delay. The next day I woke up early and snowboarded alone for 1/2 the day because the other guys wanted to sleep in. Chris and Matt went along with me to Tahoe.

Squaw Valley ski resort is huge! They have 31 lifts. It took me over an hour to figure out how the place worked. It was fun. The snow was pretty good. After Lunch we all met up and skiied for the rest of the day and went to dinner that night. It was good to see Andrew (from Birmingham). I miss hanging out with my friends in Birmingham. Unfortunately, we had to be back to the Ranch by 1pm the next day for a meeting with Ray so we had to cut our trip short. We left Tahoe at 6am the next day. Andrew and Matthew (his cousin) were going to ski for two more days then head to Las Vegas. They are there as we speak. I am sure they are having a great time. They were going to stay at the Luxor (Egyptian Theme) http://www.luxor.com .

It was a great trip! It seemed longer than it was. I really liked Tahoe City. Jim, I think we should move there for 6 months or so after you graduate (just kidding mom...kind of). It has great hiking, skiing, and mountain biking. Anyway, it is definitely a place I would like to visit again.