Trip 2005 - Lake Tahoe

We woke up this morning just happy to still be alive. We felt for sure that someone (human) or something (ghost/spirit) would find a way to murder us in the night. We survived and got ready to go and continue our trip back home. We goofed around in town for a little bit, and stopped at the Tollhouse bakery store. You all know what tollhouse cookies taste like, but can you imagine them being freshly baked by someone else and then consuming them at 10 in the morning? I don't know if you can, so just believe me when I say it was amazing. On the right is one of the casinos that dominate the Nevada border of the Lake Tahoe area. I'm very surprised that I resisted the temptation to venture out to the casino during the night. I suppose that I didn't go because I had already spent too much money on two separate visits to Las Vegas on this trip so far. Minimum wage earners like myself only have so much money to play with, so for now I had to hold on to my dollars.

I took one final looking down the "strip" of the Lake Tahoe area (I realize now that Lake Tahoe is just a lake and not actually a city) before we head out of town. I've mentioned before that this area reminded me of an upscale version of the Dells, because let's not kid ourselves, the Dells kind of sucks. This place lives and breathes off of the tourism industry, and I personally have contributed to that cause.

I will never understand my fascination with tunnels. It seems like every time that I drive through one while out on the road I take a picture of it. At least I am willing to admit that I have a problem. Admitting it is the first step of that uphill battle. I guess I just appreciate the effort that was taken into creating this tunnel that cuts its way through the mountain towards the other side.

Home

On the way out of town (the goal was to get to Salt Lake City before we went to sleep) I realized that I had yet to get a picture of Lake Tahoe. Tahoe is one of the deepest (1645 feet), largest (192 sq. mi.), and highest (6229 feet) lakes in the United States, although it pales in comparison to any of the Great Lakes. I only got a few glances at the lake itself, but those glances that I did get made me understand why countless people flock here every year for multiple reasons. If it is within my power to do so, I will continue to return annually to the Lake Tahoe area to take in the sights and sounds and soak up some rays and water at this popular locale. It'll be a stretch to get out here again, but I'll sure as heck try. I didn't get enough time to take it all in, but that's exactly why I'm 25 with a good 60 years of my life left in front of me.