Please don't get me wrong... I am grateful my husband has job that he enjoys. I have prayed a lot for him to get a job that makes him happy. And Lord knows we needed the extra income since we are trying to rebuild our savings from the EPIC adventure of home-buying.
But, I miss the days where we would just jump in the car and GO... somewhere... ANYWHERE new to us!
We've done a LOT around the Tahoe area. But there's still SO much to go do and see!
So, my super sweet husband (realizing how bummed I was) planned some impromptu adventures.
One week night a couple of weeks ago, I came home to the paddleboards loaded up on the car. He had laid out my bathing suit/clothes and told me to change. It was a complete surprise to me. We paddled Bliss State Park and headed over to The Beacon for a lakefront, sunset dinner. I didn't take a single picture but it was AWESOME. Sorry folks.
But, I did some pictures of our impromptu hike up to Cave Rock to watch the sunset. Super easy hike. Super awesome views. More pics on facebook for you to enjoy but THIS was one of my favorites:
I give my hubs a lot of credit. He TRIED to get a full weekend off so we could go do something fun but, it didn't quite work out. He ended up having to work on Saturday but as soon as he got home, we headed out to do some camping and bike riding.
We headed to Blue Lakes (without a reservation) and luckily we found a campsite.
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| SUNSET FROM OUR CAMPSITE |
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| GLAD WE FOUND A SPOT! |
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| WE LOVE A GOOD CAMPFIRE |
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| WE ATE BREAKFAST BY LOWER BLUE LAKE |
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| PEACEFUL MORNING |
From Blue Lakes... we headed to Big Meadow Trailhead for a bike ride to Meiss Meadows... with Zater's ashes in tow. Ok, so that part we planned in advance a little bit.
We made a quick stop by Round Lake.
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| ROUND LAKE |
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| ROUND LAKE AGAIN |
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| BEAUTIFUL MEADOW |
Several years ago we hiked from Carson Pass to Luther Pass with Zater. It was a nice long hike. We stopped at Meiss meadow at these little cabins. While we were here, Zater (who LOVED to chase chipmunks), actually caught a chipmunk in his mouth. He grabbed it. It squeaked. We yelled "NO" and he dropped it (he was disappointed because it was the first and ONLY time he had actually caught one). Anyway, the chipmunk was fine and it was a funny memory of our dog that we still talk about.
So, it seemed only fitting to bring a little bit of him back here. We know he's chasing chipmunks in heaven.
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| MEISS MEADOW CABIN (one of several cabins) |
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| PRETTY FLOWERS |
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| A BEAUTIFUL STREAM |
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| OUR LITTLE MEMORIAL TO OUR BELOVED DOG |
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| BEST WE CAN REMEMBER, HE CAUGHT THE CHIPMUNK SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE. THERE WAS CONVENIENTLY A ROCK THERE SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL WILDFLOWERS AND RIGHT BESIDE THE STREAM. |
We opted to ride from Meiss meadow to Dardanelle's Lake. A place we've never been before! EXCITING!!!! I love NEW adventures!
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| MY BIG BIKE TIRES LOOK SMALL NEXT TO THIS BIG OL' TREE |
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| I BASICALLY TOOK MY BIKE FOR A HIKE IN ORDER TO GET HERE... MORE ROCK GARDENS THAN I EXPECTED ON THE TRAIL. IT WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT THOUGH! |
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| WE SAT ON A ROCK... ATE A SNACK... AND LISTENED TO SOME THUNDER IN THE DISTANCE |
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| DARDANELLES LAKE |
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| MY PERSONAL ADVENTURE GUIDE |
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| SINCE THERE WERE STORM CLOUDS ALL AROUND US, WE OPTED TO RIDE BACK THE WAY WE CAME (A SHORTER ROUTE THAN WHAT WE ORIGINALLY PLANNED)... |
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| ...BACK THROUGH BIG MEADOW |
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| PRETTY PRETTY STORM CLOUDS... NOW RAIN ALREADY! |
We had a wonderful weekend with all our favorite things... campfire... sleeping in the truck... mountain biking... memories of our beloved Zater... etc.
Thank you Mike for realizing that I like spending time with you, and that I NEED to spend time with you (and nature)... just every once in a while ... just enough to keep my sanity.
