Went to Lake Tahoe with Vera.
Sept 5 - Reached Tahoe at about noon. Had a small stop at Sacramento. Nice small city :). Since it was a long weekend, there were too many people at Tahoe. Tried to go around the lake but dropped the idea after an hr because of too much traffic. Ended up hiking on Emerald bay and taking a dip in Tahoe.
Sept 6 - Did a 15 mile hike (my best so far). Started from Echo lake, passing Tamarack lake, then went to Lake of the woods (one of the best lakes in Tahoe) and then to Lake Aloha and back. While coming back, we took the water taxi for our last 1 mile. It was fun. After visiting all lakes, we went for HorseTail falls. Close to Horsetail falls, there are also Cascade falls which according to me are more beautiful.
Sept 7 - Went for a round trip around Lake Tahoe. Went to King's beach and relaxed there. Terrible traffic on the way back.
I got sunburn while taking a nap along the lake in such high altitude. Very unique experience for me :)
Tahoe has actually become quite a commercial city, there are chain restaurants, big banks, shops everywhere. Somehow, this fact makes the place less attractive.
Lake of the woods - I love the name! And indeed the lake is true to its name. A lake that is surrounded by woods from all sides as if they were protecting it. Awesome place!
Here are the pics -
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