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Lake Tahoe : July, 2004

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We made an early morning visit to Vikingsholm, one of Tahoes prime tourist attractions, in order to avoid the crowds.
Its hard to drive east from San Francisco and not pass through Californias capital, Sacramento. On our way to the Sierras and Lake Tahoe we stopped in Sacramento and spent some time in its historic western Old town.
Old brick building in Sacramentos old town.
Another old building.
The old west comes to life in old town Sacramento.
Cowboys used to fall over these railings during shootouts.
Old town saloon.
Horse and carriage.
Another one.
Not far from Sacramento and on the historic 49er Highway we passed through the tiny town Drytown where the local post office looks something like this...
Drytowns antique shop -- every small towns got one.
Not quite as beautified as Sacramentos old western town, Drytowns may be a little more ramshackle but also more authentic.
Still on the way to Lake Tahoe we stopped at tiny Calaveras State Park. It may be tiny, but its groves of sequoias are anything but small.
Ashe by one of Calaveras big trees. Theyre huge!
Maciej walking through a fallen trees hollowed out trunk.
Maciej at the base of one of Calaveras trees. Definitely the largest trees weve ever seen.
With waters so clear, it was hard for us to stay out.
We decided to take one of the lesser traveled highway routes to Lake Tahoe, Highway 4. From this vista, we got our first glimpse of the Sierra Nevada Range far in the distance.
Bright skies over craggy peaks.
Typical Sierra canyon scenery.
The Carson River.
Cattle in the pasture.
Evening light over the Sierras.
One of the first lakes we hit in the Sierras alpine lake country was the aptly name Lake Alpine. I jumped right in.
Ashe watched the ducks.
Early the next morning we arrived at Lake Tahoe and had breakfast on the north shore.
The good life on Tahoes north shore.
Expansive view down over Tahoes north shore.
High over Tahoe at the California-Nevada border lookout (Lake Tahoe is shared by the two States).
One of our first Tahoe hikes was the Five Lakes Trail with scenery much like this all the way.
Maciej over the only one of the five lakes that we were able to find.
Motorboats on Lake Tahoe.
More motorboats.
On the Cascade Trail we followed these cascades for hundreds of meters to a cliff waterfall, great views and one of our favorite spots in the Tahoe area.
Ashe by the cascades.
Couldnt help myself.
Cascades.
View over Cascade Lake and Lake Tahoe beyond from Cascade Trail waterfall.
Sunset time our first full day at Lake Tahoe and Ashe finds one of her favorite spots in the Tahoe Region : Fallen Leaf Lake.
Sunset light over Tahoes shores.
The start of our second full day at Lake Tahoe, sunrise over the Lake.
Tahoe shore at sunrise.
Vikingsholm is just that : an old Scandinavian familys retreat in one of the Lakes more scenic spots.
Vikingsholm dormer -- the entire home is of stone and carved wood.
Grass growing on Vikingsholms rooftop.
View of Fannette Island, just off the beach from Vikinsgholm.
Eagle Creek Falls, one of the first sights along one of our favorites, the Eagle Creek Trail.
Classic Sierra scenery along the Eagle Falls Trail.
Tahoe scenery.
Small lake with great surroundings at the end of our Eagle Falls walk.
Rocky Sierra peak.
Interesting tree.
View over Lake Tahoes famous Emerald Bay with Fannette Island.
One of the worlds highest elevation lighthouses, this one over Lake Tahoe looks more like an outhouse than a lighthouse.
Mountain cabin high over Echo Lake.
One our way back to San Francisco from Lake Tahoe we made a stop in the Mokelumne Wilderness and were very happy we did.
Clouds over Lake Winnemucca Trail.
Frog Lake, the first of many we would visit in the Mokelumne Wilderness.
Us on the wildflower-lined trail cutting through the heart of the Mokelumne Wilderness.
Wildflowers.
Wildflowers.
More wildflowers in the Mokelumne Wilderness.
Following the trail towards Mt.Round Top.
After just a few miles we reached amazing Lake Winnemucca right under Mt.Round Top.
Wildflowers at Lake Winnemucca.
Ashe by Lake Winnemucca.
Interesting tree off the trail.
Red Lake as seen from the Frog Lake cliff.
Frog Lake with Mt.Round Top beyond.
Mt.Round Top with sunset light.
Blue Lake.
Tiny Woods Lake, one of our favorites.
Caples Lake.
Snowboarding at Heavenly, one of Tahoes many ski resorts.
Views to Nevada.
Nikki Maciej and Jack.
Views of Lake Tahoe from up high.
Lake Tahoe views from the chair lift.
Lake Tahoe from the chair lift.
Lake Tahoe from the chair lift.

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