So we went to Lake Tahoe this weekend. We had amazing luck the whole time. We made flights that were overbooked, we took the last rental car available in all of Reno (an SUV for under $100 the whole weekend), and we scored an upgraded room at our hotel. With luck like this, we should have spent our time more wisely and hung out at the casinos in Reno instead of going to Tahoe.
We stayed at the Village at Squaw Valley, which was the Olympic Village for the 1960 Winter Games, on the northwest side of the lake. We just hung out Friday and walked around the village, checking out the shops and restaurants.
Saturday morning we woke up early (unintentionally) and went back to Reno for the Air Races. I loved the drive back and forth between Reno and Lake Tahoe. It was so gorgeous. Coming from Louisiana where our highest point is 535 feet (shout out to Mt. Driskill... woo hoo!), I was in awe. I think I took more pictures on the road than anywhere else (I won't bore you with the pictures... you're welcome).
After the races, we went down to take an obligatory picture in front of the lake and then headed back to our resort. Connected to the Village, is an aerial tram that takes you up to the High Camp at 8200 feet. It was super cool. An 8 minute gondola ride gets you to a pool with a cafe, an ice/roller skating rink, a paintball and disk golf course, and amazing views from the top of the mountain and some pretty tasty fish tacos.
To finish our day, we went to the wedding of Chris and Jess at the Plumpjack Valley Inn. It was a beautiful outdoor ceremony with perfect weather. The bride and wedding were absolutely gorgeous.
If you'd like to take a nap, you can see our pictures here and put yourself right to sleep. I know there's nothing more boring than someone else's vacation pictures. But, there are some peeps (Ashley) who want to see these in preparation for their future trips. The pics are captioned for my grandmother, so please excuse the detailed descriptions on some of them.
