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And then there was none…

35 miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe and a mere 12 miles outside of a little town called Strawberry lies Eldorado National Forest. Eldorado starts above the snowline to the east and drops well below it as you go west. It is a bit disconcerting as one moment you're driving along next to mountains covered in snow on one side and sheer cliff drops on the other and then you drive around a huge curve and the snow is just... well... GONE. And you can't rotate your neck around to find it b...

Awesome Beauty

Today, Drue, Angela and I took a "paddlewheeler" across Lake Tahoe. We left Zephyr Cove - located just over the Nevada state line - and spent an hour crossing Lake Tahoe to Emerald Bay and another hour coming back across the lake. Gorgeous does not even begin to describe the lake, or the mountains, for that matter. I was awe-struck and spent half my time on deck taking pictures and the other half gulping down some of the cleanest, coldest, freshest air I've ever breathed.   Lake Tahoe is ...

Going to the Chapel and we’re…

Okay, we did it. No, not THAT. But, we did crash a wedding. I figure there is no better way to celebrate the first day of 2010 and our first day in Tahoe than by stopping at the Chapel of the Bells in the middle of someone's wedding. The bride was dressed in a short dress and ski jacket; the groom was wearing shorts and a North Face jacket. And just before they promised to love, honor and cherish each other so long as they both shall live, the best man reminded the groom that he had...