I don't know if all the fun can fit into one post, but I'll try. Three days in Lake Tahoe area with Kyria and Jeffery, all with goodly exercise included. I took no food photos, but we ate well, too. I'll let the pictures tell it.
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| Met up at Brockway Summit to hike the Tahoe Rim Trail section |
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| We've donned our snowshoes and started up the hill to the Lookout Point, a mile-and-a-half away |
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| Kyria and Jeffery at the Lookout Point |
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| Lake Tahoe in the background. Our hotel is in the trees just left of Jeffery's hat brim. |
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| My view back along where we came from. I think that's Martis Peak in the background, which is another destination to achieve on another day. |
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| the forest was full of these snow-humps, which I didn't remember seeing on the way up. Seen from below, these are shown to be slash piles of gathered forest debris, |
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| here's a better view |
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| Kyria and Jeffery gab and wait for me along the way |
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| the view from our room at the Tahoe Biltmore, sunrise on Valentine's Day |
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| not much later, it looks like this |
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| Kyria at Diamond Peak Ski Area in the hat her Aunt Sara made for her. |
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| Jeffery and Kyria are in this photo, but I don't expect anyone to pick them out. This was the first of the morning crowd. It got a lot more crowded as the day passed. |
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| low-center of picture; Kyria holds Jeffery's and her skis while he buckles his boots. She's blue backpack, he's blue coat. |
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| Jeffery and Kyria on the ski-lift while I stand on the Lodge's upper deck. |
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| me; styling in my Ryan Kerrigan t-shirt and Mom coat |
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| Jeffery and I walked down to the beach (12 minutes from the hotel) to watch the sunset, which is already pinking the mountains |
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| this is one of the views that will look different tomorrow morning when we go to watch the sunrise. We are currently looking eastward. |
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| other people are on the rocky piles strewn on the beach. I was too scared to climb up on them |
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| the sun sets to the west, and this view will be in tomorrow's shots, too |
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| why is that boulder caught there? Jeffery says glacier. |
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| the moon |
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| me in front of the last colors, which actually intensified a little more before fading, we saw as we hiked back up to the hotel. |
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| first light the next morning; Monday, President's Day, looking east |
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| the color intensifies |
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| the view to the west |
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| oh my! now it's really bright! |
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| Kyria on the rocks |
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| golden |
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| the white areas are frosted areas |
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| view to the west as the colors peak |
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| suddenly, the western peaks light up! |
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| stone in water along shore |
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| artful water ripples |
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| Kyria and I shared a mom-daughter snowshoe hike on the Pacific Crest Trail near Donner Summit. |
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| we are going to walk in the meadow |
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| Kyria on snowshoes |
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| on our way home, we spotted and checked out the Mohawk Cemetary near Graeagle |
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| loved this |
I was beat up and happy, to say the least. What a great weekend and lovely visit in a beautiful place!
