South Lake Tahoe, CA

It took us 15.5 hours but we made it the South Lake Tahoe and it was beautiful. The lake is HUGE! It is as wide as it is deep. To drive around the lake it is about 70 miles. We stayed at Dave's Grandparent's cabin that they have owned since the 70's. I was delighted when I got out of the car in Tahoe at the wonderful smell, clean and almost sweet. I guess that there are Jeffrey Pine's that have vanilla scented bark. Dave and I did a lot of hiking and swimming all over the area. We hiked to Angora Lakes and jumped off some rocks into the water. We also walked throught the burn area from the Tahoe fire 2 years ago (which was not very far away from the cabin). I felt like we were walking through a cemetary or something with all the burned trees and ash on the ground.
One day we visited Uncle Andy and Susan that live about 1 hour west of Tahoe. They took us to a park with a river and we just relaxed in the water and caught up with eachother. For dinner we went to In N' Out Burger. Very delicious but thankful we do not have them in Colorado.
One day we drove around the entire lake. It was pretty fun to see all the towns around and we stopped in Tahoe City. There is a bridge where you can look over and see trout that are over 2 feet long and weigh over 20 pounds. They are protected so the fish just keep growing! It was funny though, Lake Tahoe is so big I almost felt like we were at the beach without the salt water:)
We also went to Emerald Bay which is a tourist sight to see in the area. The bay is beautiful and there is an island (the only island on the lake) in the middle.
I thoroghly enjoyed playing in the water everyday. In Colorado we do not have natural lakes like this. Here are some pictures of the trip:

The Cabin


Camp Richardson, Lake Tahoe


At the Hippie Pond (where the Tahoe Fire started)


Burn area


The butt burning hike up to the lakes.


We jumped off the rocks across the lake in this picture.


Angora Lakes


Dave with his Old Man Pipe and the old Green Chair at the Cabin.


The Beaver Pond. Dave in his sweet Rockies Floppy Hat!


Fallen Leaf Lake


Old Ski Lift = New Swing


Awesome Sign!


Sunset over El Dorado Beach, Lake Tahoe.


Yes!


Fallen Leaf Lake (Papa's Secret Spot)


Tahoe City: doesn't this look like the beach?


Above Emerald Bay.


We saw this boat while we were in Emerald Bay. I think it was called the Queen Tahoe.


Dave and SMokey just chillin'


After our only dinner out, we went to 'The Brewery'. Yummy beer:)


Freakin' HOT in the desert of the drive home!


Asher missed her mom while she stayed in Berthoud for the week. This is the drive home:)