Lolling Around at the Lake of the Sky

south lake tahoe, ca-- Aaaah, the High Sierra. Blue skies, chance of afternoon thunderstorms, and a light breeze to go with the whispering pines, quaking Aspen, and the call of the Steller's jay. What better way to get acclimated to our future life in the country?

While Phoebe mapped her vacation topography...


...and Ruby hid under the bed, we accompanied Anisa's mom to her Soroptimist meeting. Not only was it fun seeing members of Team Tuscany, but at the meeting we learned that one of only eight platinum-level LEED certified buildings in the U.S. exists right here in the Tahoe basin. It houses the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. If you are an fiery proponent of green buildings, as is our friend Joe Altepeter, you will click here for more!


That called out for a day trip, so we piled into the car with the folks and headed over to Incline Village (on the other side of the lake) to check it out. Turns out it has a cool 3-D theater where you can "fly" over and under Lake Tahoe UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Center a model of the research vessel used to monitor the lake's water quality and more. Our docents were well-trained volunteers. Also, there is a Sri Lankan deli across the street that we liked.


Next, the winding road led us through the mountains to a neighboring (and much less visited) limnilogic zone, Silver Lake. There we enjoyed a delicious dinner at the rustic Kit Carson Lodge that's right, you LHOTP fans, On the Shores of Silver Lake! Sunset, moonrise, blueberry lemon whipped cream meringue confection on the deck overlooking the lake to the north and the campfire circle to the south... it was a dream we never even knew we should have!

Other Tahoe highlights:
-- Mom's Macaroni Salad
-- Dad's breakfast
-- Netting $69.00 at the coin counting machine
-- Raley's clerks who clearly understood the power and romance of the American road trip
-- Bumping into one of Anisa's nursery school cohorts at the vet's

Did you know the Washoe name "Tahoe" means "lake of the sky"? Learn more fun facts here: http://www.virtualtahoe.com/Community/TahoeFAQs.html

Word of the Blog: limnology

Thanks, Mom and Dad! We had a wonderful visit with you and can't wait for you to come see us here in Lodi!







Preview of next entry:

Phoebe backseat supervises packing for the next leg of the journey...




7/26-28/07