Pics from my vacation

[Pipe_Dream]

A few of the 200-plus pics I took.

We flew into Reno, Nevada.

View from our room at Harrah's in Reno
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8260219.jpg

Southern Reno valley, dry as a bone
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8280249.jpg

Fortunately we were headed for . . .

Lake Tahoe!
This is Zephyr Cove
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8280275.jpg

Lake Tahoe from Heavenly Ski Resort
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8290291.jpg

Emerald Bay
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8290328.jpg

D.L. Bliss State Park - sure wish we had the PD there ;)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8310397.jpg

Fallen Leaf Lake, just S of Lake Tahoe, great place to swim the dogs, if only they had been with us :'(
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8290314.jpg

Merced River in Yosemite
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8300341.jpg

El Capitan and Half Dome
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8300349.jpg

Half Dome
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8300366.jpg

We fell in love with the Lake Tahoe area. My wife can't stop talking about it -- she's never reacted the same to any other place we've gone. The lakes are all very clear, there are beautiful mountains everywhere, Ponderosa Pines, so much to do and I barely broke a sweat because it's much drier than here in the South. I can definitely see why so many want to live there. And of course on the NV side there are casinos. ;)

[Pipe_Dream]

A few of the 200-plus pics I took.

We flew into Reno, Nevada.

View from our room at Harrah's in Reno
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8260219.jpg

Southern Reno valley, dry as a bone
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8280249.jpg

Fortunately we were headed for . . .

Lake Tahoe!
This is Zephyr Cove
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8280275.jpg

Lake Tahoe from Heavenly Ski Resort
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8290291.jpg

Emerald Bay
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8290328.jpg

D.L. Bliss State Park - sure wish we had the PD there ;)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8310397.jpg

Fallen Leaf Lake, just S of Lake Tahoe, great place to swim the dogs, if only they had been with us :'(
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8290314.jpg

Merced River in Yosemite
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8300341.jpg

El Capitan and Half Dome
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8300349.jpg

Half Dome
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/4MyDogs/Lake%20Tahoe%20trip/P8300366.jpg

We fell in love with the Lake Tahoe area. My wife can't stop talking about it -- she's never reacted the same to any other place we've gone. The lakes are all very clear, there are beautiful mountains everywhere, Ponderosa Pines, so much to do and I barely broke a sweat because it's much drier than here in the South. I can definitely see why so many want to live there. And of course on the NV side there are casinos. ;)

[Blue_Runner]

Gorgeous - why did you leave? Looks like paradise.

[Blue_Runner]

Gorgeous - why did you leave? Looks like paradise.

[Pipe_Dream]

Gorgeous - why did you leave? *Looks like paradise.
We really didn't want to. *We're both transplants -- although long time residents now -- of South Carolina, and while we do love it here we both agreed that we could easily live around or near Lake Tahoe. *There are so many forms of recreation -- hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, boating, 4-wheeling, horseback riding, climbing -- and I never broke a sweat on the entire trip! *And the skiing is supposed to be fantastic. *Of course real estate is priced accordingly . . . *:P *but it had virtually everything we could want: mountains, lakes, and everyone was very laid back and friendly. *We will definitely go there again.

[Pipe_Dream]

Gorgeous - why did you leave? *Looks like paradise.
We really didn't want to. *We're both transplants -- although long time residents now -- of South Carolina, and while we do love it here we both agreed that we could easily live around or near Lake Tahoe. *There are so many forms of recreation -- hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, boating, 4-wheeling, horseback riding, climbing -- and I never broke a sweat on the entire trip! *And the skiing is supposed to be fantastic. *Of course real estate is priced accordingly . . . *:P *but it had virtually everything we could want: mountains, lakes, and everyone was very laid back and friendly. *We will definitely go there again.

[parishht]

Great px, is that a V20 in picture number 6 background???

Maybe not, but we could mkae believe.

[parishht]

Great px, is that a V20 in picture number 6 background???

Maybe not, but we could mkae believe.

[charlie_the_tuna]

they say lake tahoe is one of the only lakes clean enough to drink from.

[charlie_the_tuna]

they say lake tahoe is one of the only lakes clean enough to drink from.

[TheTinMan]

Great shots! Looks like Tahoe has everything.......except salt water. I've spent a lot of time in the Rocky Mt.'s...loved it! But I eventually would miss the saltwater. I do miss the mountains living on the coast, just not as bad. Guess you can't have it all.....unless you live the Pacific Northwest, but the weather stinks 10 months of the year.

I'm sure Tahoe is very expensive to live, all the great places are. :o

[TheTinMan]

Great shots! Looks like Tahoe has everything.......except salt water. I've spent a lot of time in the Rocky Mt.'s...loved it! But I eventually would miss the saltwater. I do miss the mountains living on the coast, just not as bad. Guess you can't have it all.....unless you live the Pacific Northwest, but the weather stinks 10 months of the year.

I'm sure Tahoe is very expensive to live, all the great places are. :o

[phester]

just like Long Island..... :-/

[phester]

just like Long Island..... :-/

[reelapeelin]

Hey Pipe...great pics , man...but you sound like me...when I get there, all I think about is havin' my dog and boat w/ me!! ;) ...if ya move out there, that'll solve that problem...I think the PD wouldlook great cruisin Tahoe ;) ...course that boat'd look great cruisin' bout anywhere... ;) 8) ...

[reelapeelin]

Hey Pipe...great pics , man...but you sound like me...when I get there, all I think about is havin' my dog and boat w/ me!! ;) ...if ya move out there, that'll solve that problem...I think the PD wouldlook great cruisin Tahoe ;) ...course that boat'd look great cruisin' bout anywhere... ;) 8) ...

[Pipe_Dream]

Me, the wife, the dogs, the boat, the ol' 4Runner, we'd ALL love it out there! Just don't know exactly how we'd support ourselves . . .

A friend told me last night that he has been there for snow skiing several times. He said with snow it's even more beautiful. I hope I get to find out someday. 8)

[Pipe_Dream]

Me, the wife, the dogs, the boat, the ol' 4Runner, we'd ALL love it out there! Just don't know exactly how we'd support ourselves . . .

A friend told me last night that he has been there for snow skiing several times. He said with snow it's even more beautiful. I hope I get to find out someday. 8)

[reelapeelin]

Snow?...Labs LUUUVV snow... ;D ;D ;D...

[reelapeelin]

Snow?...Labs LUUUVV snow... ;D ;D ;D...

[Pipe_Dream]

Snow?...Labs LUUUVV snow... ;D ;D ;D...
Don't I know!! It'll wear 'em out! ;)

[Pipe_Dream]

Snow?...Labs LUUUVV snow... ;D ;D ;D...
Don't I know!! It'll wear 'em out! ;)

[Stinky_Hooker]

AWESOME!!!! Man I gotta go there bad!!!! :o

[Stinky_Hooker]

AWESOME!!!! Man I gotta go there bad!!!! :o