http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , California , Lake Tahoe en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:38:02 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:38:02 UTC If you are like me an eternal procrastinator you are probably still deciding where to spend these coming holidays. A great option to consider and I say this by experience is the beautiful Lake Tahoe. This extraordinary place not only offers great lodging alternatives and numerous Lake Tahoe vacation rentals it nestles you in the mountains on the border of California and Nevada with plenty of o http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-346659.html Lake Tahoe sits on the border of California and Nevada we arrived via the Nevada border. Casinos line the main highway in and the scenes were very pretty of the beginning of the lake. The hotel we were hoping for was actually in California so we passed over the cross roads that marks the two borders. We always like finding such places where it says welcome to California on one side and you are http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-332585.html My birthday passed in Smith Rock. A good day and a good time overall. From Smith we head south to California. It is obvious before we even get there that this one trip will be more reconnaissance than anything else California is a huge state with vast opportunities for climbing to say nothing of all the other forms of outdoor recreation. Anticipation runs high as we drive through the night tow http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-329872.html Early morning on the road and I was behind the wheel. US route 395 was the road that was to take us the majority of the way to our next destination which was Carson City in Nevada. This may sound like a strange place to visit and I guess it kinda is. But for the fact that James also has family there that had invited us to stay we probably wouldn't have gone. It infact turned out to be some of th http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-297745.html We went to play minigolf today at Kings Beach Miniature Golf formerly known as Boberts for those who have been coming here many years. Robyn has been coming here for minigolf since she was a little girl. And her Dad Gene has been coming here since he was little tooSome of the obstacles say Vintage 1957 on them. I hope I didn't break any of them. I can be a ferocious minigolfer.Robyn show http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-295331.html Today we went on a short day hike in South Lake Tahoe. Sure wish I had my bike with me there are some great biking trails around here.We hiked the other way from Emerald Bay up to Eagle Lake. Although it was windy there Robyn and I ate our lunch there and then headed back. A lovely day. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-295323.html A beautiful hike through Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay with Robyn and her Dad Gene.At the bottom was Viking's Home. We took a simple and informative tour and even got a photo with the tour guide who spent her summers here when she was a girl and now spends her summers here as an old tortoise.Then get got an ice cream cone http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-294910.html Headed down to the Truckee River today for some wicked white water rafting with Robyn and her Dad.The river was extra low so it was extremely dangerous. We almost died many times.We took a rough turn on Jaws but slid quite neatly through the teeth and then took a bucking ride on Bronco. Those were by far and away the roughest runs. However we did prevail.Carrying the boat up was a chore but we http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-294908.html Hi GuysAfter last hash up of using this blog we're all over the place now. I'm on one computer writing and Kev is on another doing the photos as it all went tits up last time.Kevin's loaded pics from San Francisco1 The Police horses at Fishermans Wharf.2 Golden Gate Bridge from our ride on the Big Red Fire Engine. Mad singing dancing woman runs the tour. Ex show girl who tap dances all over http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-291690.html Hi here are some piccies. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-291668.html The first leg of the journey didn't take us too far... we have been in Tahoe for the last week to drop off Yogi for his Tahoe vacation while we're gone and also to attend Bardis and Jody's wedding. The weather has been incredible and the wedding was a ton of fun. Congrats to Bardis and Jody We leave for London tomorrow and will give an update after we've slung down a few pints. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-288242.html Ahhh paradise not a cloud in the sky no care in the world except for the 2 small dogs trying to drown me. Such is life in the sunshine state.San Francisco Beautiful city full of nutters so it suited me. Got to play on the cable car hanging off the side as it careers down unnatuarally steep slopes. Loved it. Spent 3 days there wandering the streets and enormous parks. Pier 39 is San Franci http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-287445.html Day 38On the road to TahoeYep you guessed it.... another early start so we can catch the greyhound but as we reached Truckee we soon realized it was nowhere near our hotel in fact it was the wrong end of the lake and was going to mean we would have to go with the flow and get the best deal we could which turned out to be in Tahoe city. This was still a beautiful place and everything from the bank http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-274019.html Day 39Exploring the city A well deserved lay in today before we made a small picnic and headed on out to see more of Tahoe. We began by walking towards the state line forgetting that at some times of the year the tracks are closed and soon had to turn round and follow the around the other side of the lake and found a spot to eat our sandwiches. Ever since leaving England I've been wanting to play http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-274018.html Day 39Exploring the city A well deserved lay in today before we made a small picnic and headed on out to see more of Tahoe. We began by walking towards the state line forgetting that at some times of the year the tracks are closed and soon had to turn round and follow the around the other side of the lake and found a spot to eat our sandwiches. Ever since leaving England I've been wanting to play http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-274014.html Hey guys I hope yoursquore well. April 1stApril Fools day. Unfortunately I had forgotten it was till later that day. But the Tuesday was the start of a good week of riding for me. As it was my day off I headed up to Sierra for a day of riding. It turned out that a lot of the instructors had the day off also so there was on average 510 of us riding around the parks together. As my skill leve http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-273320.html Well itrsquos day one of spring not autumn so the times are a changing already. The day started off at 3am with a wake up call from Sarah who was leaving for the season. So it was a hug from me and then it was back to bed to celebrate the next 3 hours of my birthday asleep. Then the regular 6 o'clock alarm went off for another day in the office. As it was a Saturday I was afforded the luxury http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-262143.html In America according to Randy Newman at least you get food to eat you don't have to run through the jungle and scuff up your feet. If getting here is half the fun I'm in for a dire few days Firstly I am up before 6.00am to pack and get generally ready to fly to San Francisco which means first up a trip to Munich. The seasoned world traveller will tell you that from Heathrow Munich is pret http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-259790.html Well February got off to a less than eventful start than the month of January did. The riggers of work and partying were starting to take their toll for some of the house mates. Others just increased their partying antics. The regular 3 nights out for the dollar drink specials had slowed but there was always a mid week party to be found somewhere. The parties were usually categorized into the http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-254408.html February is nearly over and my most amazing trip ever also. Not that I like to think that today is better than yesterday but this trip was really amazing...and I have few roundtheworld in my bags already.So what a better way to finish this trip than by skiing 3 days on Lake Tahoe and one day stopover in LA.First...a long series of flight to get from the Galapagos to Reno...well I guess this http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-251519.html Well the month of January began with a bang. New Years was spent at the Tahoe state line party borders of California and Nevada. Itrsquos a massive street party in between 2 of the big casinos. It draws a crowd of around 25 to 30 thousand people. It was a big night that saw me walking in the door as some of my housemates were getting up for work at 6 bells in the morning. The rest of the day w http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-241918.html Hey guysSo I hear it's been beautiful weather where you are.... jealous It's been beautiful weather here too but kind of on the freeezing cold kind of beautful IT's actually been dumping snow here for the past 10 days we went out last night to a party left the car and then 3 hours later came back to a fresh layer of powder snow on the car and a good half foot of powder on the ground to walk http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-241139.html Hey guysSo a slightly more sober entry than the last... Well it's dumped 46 inches of snow last night and the boys are pumped...and on their way to the mountain. I on th other hand am not. The reason The first three days we skiied crazy and non stop and after a hefty bar session after the third day a rest day was called yesterday...noice but it seems much like work I need two days to recov http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-239386.html Hey guysSo sunday saw us having the last spa in Hawaii...caught the plane at 11pm to go to LA and then join to Reno. Wow...Reno is in Nevada where gambling is legal in the state the only state in the US So we came out of the airport at 8 am really need to get one of those neck pillows head bobbing around the entire flight so woke up with semi crusher vertabrae but all good now and there http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-238608.html Merry xmas and happy new year to you all.Well xmas day was a nonevent really so after proposing to the house mates we decided to postpone xmas day till yesterday boxing day over here. As usually the actually xmas eve was quite large i was out till 4 bells and had the taxi driver swing past 711 for some hot dogs. As it is holidays over here we start half and hour early on non xmas day. so u http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-231631.html Righto entry one and it has taken me ages to get a chance and sit down and type one. internet access is now great as we just got broadband yesterday but before that i could not get more than 10 minutes at the info center. so apologies for not replying to and of your email and facebook comments.The tripWell i knew it was going to be a long day once i got a phone call from Qantas 20 away from the http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-231630.html Last night my BFF Adriann threw me a wonderful little soire to send me off. It was a perfectly pleasant evening and I want to thank her for being the AWESOME friend she is. It is here that I will mention that is partly due to Adriann and a couple glasses of wine that this entire outrageous adventure came to fruition. I can not thank you Adriann enough right now. But I certainly hope I http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-225760.html I am less than 48 hours out from my 15 week adventure in Argentina via NYC. Before I head south for the winter I am hitting the Big Apple for five full days of city hustle and bustle. I have never been to NY so this will be quite the opening act for what I anticipate to be an outrageous show. But before I can really focus on what awaits me I have to say some goodbyes to family and friends. I http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-225748.html So we have finally gotten around to creating a travelblog to enable our avid fan base to follow our travels through the USA and across to the UK. We've been in the USA for 10 days now and time has truly flown by. Our last week in NZ passed very quickly having left Wellington on September 29th and driven up to Hamilton with our flat packed into a transit van. Before we get too far into the trave http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-211877.html Lake Tahoe is really pretty... we first headed into South city Tahoe and it's hilarious because as soon as you cross the Nevada state line there's 3 casinos... very funny. We arrived late in the afternoon so spent the late afternoon and evening driving around the lake and had a picnic next to the lake as the sun set... was really lovely. Up the next morning for a complete tour around the lake abo http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Lake-Tahoe/blog-205025.html