A snowy weekend in South Lake Tahoe
February 24th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
My tiny little VW somehow carried me safely up to the mountains for an unbelievably snowy three-day weekend. I had to put on chains for the first time–I really wish I had taken a picture of this fun experience. Boy did that make me long for studded snow tires! The going was slow over the mountains and into the Tahoe Basin, but the fun was completely worth it. I left the city at 1pm, so beat most of the Bay Area traffic.
Sophie’s parents own a house up in Tahoe and a whole bunch of us got to hang out in the snow, by the fire and in the spa for the whole weekend. A great escape from the city!
The snow was so deep that we had to trudge through with snowshoes, or end up waste deep in the stuff! The snow cover ranged from 3-5 feet! A beautiful afternoon of sledding was indeed what I needed!… oh, and a few ice cold beers too!
And a beautiful view from the top of the road on a walk with Sophie’s dog. Just love those long morning shadows!
