Steve's folks stop by on their way home. After driving across America, from Florida, Ross and Betty come for the weekend.
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| Last night we sparked up our new, really awesome, barbecue given to us by Ellen DeGeneres (this is what we used one of our gift cards for). |
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| After a leisure breakfast in our cabin, we decided to circumnavigate the Lake. |
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| This was my first dip into Lake Tahoe whose temperature was between 40 to 50oF and numbed my ankles. I can't wait until summer. |
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| We have been intrigued with the local history and we were excited to stop at the Cal-Neva Lodge. Built in 1926, Frank Sinatra owned the Lodge from 1960 to 1963 and built the now famous Celebrity Showroom and entertained celebrities from around the world. History says Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Marilyn Monroe (among others) "sang for their suppers" in the Celebrity Showroom and the Indian Room while politicians and Hollywood stars played at the tables and in the private cottages overlooking Lake Tahoe. |
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| Sinatra renovated the Cal Neva, adding the celebrity showroom and a helicopter pad on the roof. He used tunnels to shuffle mobsters and celebrities beneath the resort so they wouldn't be seen by the general public. The tunnels were built in the late 1920s so liquor could be smuggled in during Prohibition. They offer a tunnel tour, that one day we plan to take. |
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| The Lodge gets its name from its location: half in California and half in Nevada. Here we are holding hands in two states. Silly fun. |
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| Lunch was at Gar Woods Grill & Pier in picturesque Carnelian Bay. Garfield Wood did as much for the sport of boating as any single individual in history and it seems only fitting that the restaurant that bears the name "Gar Woods" be found on this particular spot on Lake Tahoe, close to the Sierra Boat Company. "Kathryn," a 1931 Baby Gar, was the second to last 33-foot runabout built by Gar Wood and launched here. It was a spectacular location and a delightful lunch. |
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| The next stop on our magical history tour was Tahoe City and the Gatekeeper's Museum, a cabin that was the home of the Watermaster who controlled the flow of water out of Lake Tahoe. The Watermaster no longer lives here and the cabin showcases Tahoe history, from the Washoe people through the logging and mining eras and the establishment of the tourism industry at Lake Tahoe. Exhibits include Native American baskets, resort memorabilia, historical photographs, clothing, oral histories, maps, archival documents, newspapers and artifacts. |
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| I wanted to see an exhibit on the baskets of Dat So La Lee (1829-1925) a Washoe Indian who became extremely famous for her skill and to see such a collection was impressive. Last of the famed Washo basket-weavers, her unexpressed dreams and her love of beauty were woven into her masterpieces. Her baskets were unsurpassed for their artistic conception and symbolical significance. She gathered all known materials, with the aid of her husband. This work was tedious and required careful attention. Her materials were cured, seasoned and tied up ahead for the next year's work. She was among the last of those Washo weavers whose ancient art had been practiced by countless generations. |
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| Lake Tahoe's exact elevation is controlled by this dam in Tahoe City and depends on how much water flows in from the mountains and how much is let out into the Truckee River. |
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| Me and my fanny then hung out at "Fanny Bridge". Local legend has it that the bridge received its name from all of the fannies that can be seen from the road as visitors and local alike stare over the edge into the cool waters spilling through the dam on Lake Tahoe filled with wild Mackinaw, German Browns, and Rainbow trout cruising for fish food dropped by their human friends. Located over the only outlet of Lake Tahoe, Fanny Bridge is a must-see historical spot. |
This was one of my favorite stops on our 72 mile drive around the Lake. Emerald Bay is one of Lake Tahoe's most photographed and popular locations. Can you totally see why? What a perfect day with the folks.
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