Lake Tahoe Holiday

We haven't shared all about Spring Break yet, or about the end of the school year and the concerts and performances, or about baseball season, or about anyone's birthday. Stay tuned for those updates. In the meantime, we'd like to share our recent Lake Tahoe vacation photos.

It was such a restful break from everything that kept us busy in the last few months. The weather was warm, but not too hot. It was before the peak season, so nothing was very crowded. We didn't have a schedule, but managed to swim, go for walks, mini-golf, climb rocks, photograph waterfalls, read books, watch sunsets, play in the sand, and watch football on TV.

One of our favorite spots was at Eagle Falls overlooking Emerald Bay.

Things were not perfect. It was so windy that we decided not to do any boat trips or gondola rides. The lake water was so cold that we only swam in the indoor pool. And there was so much pollen that our car turned yellow and we had a few days of allergy symptoms even though we don't normally have any reactions.

But it didn't really matter. We ended up extending our holiday by a day because we had such a nice time.

Another lovely outing was to Sand Harbor State Park in Nevada. It was quite windy, but we found a sheltered spot on the beach.

On the drive home we stopped in Placerville at Hangtown's Gold Bug Mine and Park. We toured the mine and the stamp mill and even got to pan for gold! We look forward to more fun family adventures.