Having completed my work tasks for the upcoming release, I took a long four-day weekend up at Tahoe with Lori at the cabin of our good friends Andrea and David.
By the way, if you are interested in renting a cabin while you're hiking or skiing in the Northstar/Truckee/Lake Tahoe area, check out Andrea and David's cabin, available for rent.
After enjoying the captions below, you can view larger versions of the photos by clicking on them. You can see even larger versions of the photos by viewing the slideshow in full screen (F11). You can also view the photos on a map, or download the GPS tracks of the hike.
Except for the hike on Sunday, we spent the balance of the weekend lazing around David & Andrea's place.
A beautiful backyard view |
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Andrea and Katy enjoy the beautiful backyard |
Miller time! |
The back patio abuts the beautiful Martis Valley |
The Jeep feels at home here |
Different light |
The house |
Andrea and Lori wait for the coffee |
Andrea and Lori enjoy their coffee |
David works in the dining room, while Bill writes in the Comfy Chair |
Our bedroom (with a suberb view) |
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Lori and I have been hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) in bits and pieces. This time we hiked from the Mt. Rose trailhead to just below Relay Peak (map) with David.
Due to the late snowfall, it was still wildflower season for us |
Giant red paintbrush |
Woolly mule's ears |
Spreading phlox |
Fields of brewer's lupine |
More spreading phlox and brewer's lupine nestled in the rocks |
The rare woody-fruited evening primrose |
Some more showy penstemons |
David and Lori enjoying the flowers at the beginning of the trail |
David poses in front of Mt. Rose, which was darkened by clouds all day |
Bill and Lori pose in front of Mt. Rose too |
More flowers surround one of the knobs in the loop trail |
The first view of the Galena Creek waterfall |
Popular spot! |
David catches a snack |
The Galena Creek waterfall |
Still quite a bit of snow at 9,000 ft |
David and Lori enjoying more wildflowers |
And more wildflowers! |
David and Lori tromp through the trail wet from the snow melt |
Lori tromps through the snow and hopes David knows where the trail is |
David reaches the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) |
As does Bill |
Lori and David (Bill not pictured) eat lunch while wondering if the dark clouds mean that the 30% chance of a thunderstorm will come to pass |
There's Bill! |
Interesting conglomerate at the lunch spot with Mt. Rose in the background |
Close-up of the conglomerate |
The essential self-portrait |
Interesting rock formations along the trail on the way down |
Lori and David pose in front of a forest fire in the background, as well as a decrepit gondola to the microwave relay station above |
We had lunch just above the escarpment at the upper right beyond Snow/Frog Pond |
David and Lori are off to see the wizard! |
Lake Tahoe |
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Lori and Andrea take the path less traveled |
And that has made all the difference! |
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