Just a little peek into my life. =)
I took a little mini getaway with my friends this past weekend. We went to Lake Tahoe at the border of California and Nevada to a ski resort called Northstar.
I haven’t seen snow in so long I was excited. I think it’s been five years. lol. I would never survive living in the freezing cold winter weather, but I love the idea of snow and seeing it temporarily.
We were actually there to snowboard/ski. Considering that I’ve done it once, five years ago, the last time I saw snow, I was a little more than apprehensive. But it was soo fun. And it was the perfect way to get my mind off all my worries, even for just a little while. Northstar was so impressive with all their slopes. It was super crowded too. I wish I took photos of the slope, but I was too busy falling from my snowboard to take out my phone for photos.
Here are some photos of Lake Tahoe. We were really there for Northstar, but when my friends heard I’ve never been to Lake Tahoe, they made a detour.
I have no idea why there’s a random rock in the lake.
We wanted to take out a boat onto the lake, but for obvious reasons (winter), there weren’t any. Lol.
On our way back, we stopped by Old Sacramento, where the stores and restaurants look as though they came straight out of the Wild West. So cute! Trains that tour the Sacramento River, horse drawn carriages, ventriloquists entertaining at the corner (though to be honest, I’m a little afraid of them).
If you have a chance, do visit. And stop by Fat City Bar & Café. They have the best Banana Cream Pie. They use fresh bananas. It’s so popular that they won’t let you buy a whole pie unless you order in advance. I ordered a crab and artichoke dip with bread for lunch. Yes, I had dip for lunch. I had to live it up after all that hard falling I did while trying to learn how to snowboard.
I just wanted to give you a little peek into my life.
Hope you guys had as great of a weekend as I did!
Cool! 🙂
The pictures are so beautiful.
Thank you!
The random rock photo is stunning. Spent a couple of weeks snowboarding all around Tahoe some years back and most evenings I was down at the shore taking photos. Some of my favourites were similar, ice forming on reeds, rocks like stepping stones…Trouble is I can’t find them!
lol. I think it changes over time =)
Take pictures on the slopes after a falling. That leaves you time for recovering before taking the next curves! That is how I do it. I love snowboarding more than cooking!!!
I’ll have to keep your tip in mind for the next time I visit Tahoe! =)
I stayed in Northstar over winter break last year. It was absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful pictures! 🙂
It was my first time. And I loved it there, even as winter was coming to an end.
Banana cream pie looks yummy.
It really was good. I can’t wait to go back =)
Thanks for liking my photos. Will vertainly try your recipes when I get a stove. L)
I hope you’ll find something you’ll like =)
Been to Fat City many a time. In fact the family of my dentist when I was living in Sacramento owned the place. Lake Tahoe is always beautiful. Thanks for the reminder. I led backpack trips in the mountains west of the lake, bike treks around the late, and once I even ran a seven day cross-country ski trek through the Desolation wilderness. That was quite the experience! –Curt
Hi Curt, it was my first time there and I really enjoyed it. I hope to return soon to visit Lake Tahoe and Fat City =)
Very nice photos. We camped at Lake Tahoe some years ago. It was wonderful. Keep up the good work. Happy to see you liked my post on Photomania.
Your pictures of the lake are very good, but with the dip, bread, and banana cream pie shots – I can tell where your heart really is! 8^) Looks really good.
Thanks =)