Dorothy & Jeffery and Grant & I met Debby & Phil at their timeshare at Zephyr Cover on Lake Tahoe. We drove up after work on Friday and stayed until Monday afternoon. The condo was very nice and comfortable for us to mingle easily. We managed to get in quite a few sights and views. The colors and light is so vivid there that sometimes it overwhelms the camera! Surprisingly, it was only beginning to change into fall foliage splendor, but what there was was gorgeous. Except for Fallen Leaf Lake and Tahoe City, I'd never seen Squaw Valley, or been on the Lake in a boat, or been to the Hot Springs in Markleeville. Grant was a wonderful tour guide. I hope to be able to post some of his photos here as well soon.
Friday Night
Debby, Jeffery, & Dorothy in the dining room.
The rear view of the condo
Grant & Phil lounging in the living room
Saturday
Getting ready for our Saturday morning hike to the Lake
Zephyr Cove ~ 10am
Beautiful gals!
The beach facing eastward
The whole gang of us!
Grant caught shots of these little guys on our walk back from the beach
Our daily morning walk followed this road down to the beach.
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| The welcome at the MS Dixie riverboat cruise to Emerald Bay. |
Waiting to board.
Debby treated to a group shot, which I've scanned to post here.
Paddlewheel
The ramp at the bow.
3rd Deck where we sat...Phil got a pretty good suntan!
Looking back at the Lake from inside Emerald Bay
You can see why they call it Emerald Bay
Grant's closeup of the Tea House
Debby wouldn't play!
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Grant's shots of Heavenly Ski Resort and a parachutist
I loved his shoes!
Cave Rock
Family group
The Italian Restaurant where we ate dinner
Sunday
Autumn meadow and rail fence
Fallen Leaf Lake
Desolation Wilderness
The falls above Fallen Leaf Lake
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The view of Fannette Island from the car
The Truckee River in Tahoe City
Where the Truckee joins Tahoe
g This was the Tram Building that was closed the day we visited
See the Tram tower at the top of the mountain?
Grant & I weren't that sorry it was closed that day, but everyone else was.
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Grant caught the glory of the sunshine
The International Olympic Village
Looks kinda familiar, doesn't he?
The Emerald Bay Overlook
My family at the Emerald Bay Overlook
Jeffery in the spa chatting up another guest
Sunday
Dorothy & Jeffery hike up Round Hill behind the condo before we head out on the road
The view from the top!
Dorothy & Jeffery hike up Round Hill behind the condo before we head out on the road
The view from the top!
The place in Markleeville where we ate lunch.
The Post Office and the Art Gallery
The General Store
The View from the Hot Springs
The Hot Springs
Grant got into the cold pool!!!
The Campground
Deck duffers (someone had to do it!)
The walkway up to where the springs originate and the pools can be overlooked
The trip back to where we part company with Debby & Phil
That's Phil & debby in the black car...they'll turn left and we'll turn right!
After we all soaked and froze in the cool pool, we met at the car for fond farewells. Debby & Phil headed back to their condo to spend the rest of the week. The Wilsons followed us as far as Carson City and then we parted company. Doro & I both called Debby and talked more when we got home! It was a lovely time!
4 comments:
looks so fabulous. lake tahoe is gorgeous! love it.
I love the yellow shoes too *S*
my favorite = grant in the hot spring with his hat on. classic!
It looks like you guys had a blast! Lake Tahoe looks beautiful! Too bad I missed seeing Debby. My favorite pic is of that wood sculpture of Grant. :)
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