Lake Tahoe

We decided to stop at Lake Tahoe on our way to Yosemite National Park.   We spent our first day in Tahoe hanging out doing nothing during the day! We did go up to the casinos and walked thru the square in the evening.  It is quite an eclectic town.  It goes from casinos to upscale shopping square to camping area.  Reminded us of Delaware shore where the boardwalk is replaced by casinos.   It was the first time we were in campground where people tied their dogs to their 5th wheel and left!   They got a naughty note on their trailer (dogs howled the whole time) but it was a head shaker for sure.

While we were in town they had an antique car show.  We bought raffle tickets for a restored pick up truck with Harley Davidson motorcycle.  We anticipate getting the call to let us know when to pick up on the 14th of this month!

Saturday we decided to hike the Rubicon Trail.   What we read advised taking trail from Vikingsholm parking and hike to D.L Bliss State Park via Rubicon trail.   What they neglected to mention is Vikingsholm has approximately 50 spots.  No parking available.   We then drove to D.L. Bliss State Park to reverse route and pick up shuttle to take us back to our car.  D.L. Bliss State Park has less parking.  The parking for trailhead is within campground area which was closed early due to budget issues.   We ended up parking on the road and walked 2 miles to trail.  Definitely the town for head shaking.   It was a beautiful hike and worth the extra miles.

Sunday we were in a bar at 930AM to watch the Eagles-Ravens game!  It was awesome to watch football.  One of the things we miss from our old life is watching sporting events on TV!   I also miss my own washer and dryer.  The 3rd thing would be.... grass.  I am very tired of gravel and dust.  I never gave grass a thought but now it is a delight to my eyes!