After a wonderful visit with both sons and their families for the Thanksgiving holiday, we are heading back to Temecula. We decided to detour for the night to allow us to traverse 395 along the Eastern Sierra. We will be spending just 18 hours in Lake Tahoe.
Our daytime hours were spent with Karen and Stephen. We began with a hunt for our Christmas tree.Cutting our own tree became a tradition when we first moved to Tahoe. Not knowing where we would be for Christmas, I purchased a permit with high hopes.Woohoo-- the stars aligned! Where else can one find such joy for only $10? "In addition to the traditional experience, the permitted collection of smaller diameter trees, with a trunk of six inches in diameter or less, from selected areas contributes to the reduction of over-growth, particularly among firs, which are also the most sought after varieties for the holidays."“The Christmas tree is a symbol of love, not money.
There's a kind of glory to them when they're all lit up
that exceeds anything all the money in the world could buy.”
― Andy Rooney
I agree with Andy Goldsworthy's quote, "Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.” While I grew up in Southern California, where it was 78° today, I get pretty giddy when given the opportunity to make memories in the snow with friends.After procuring the perfect ornament holder, the four of us walked the 2.4 miles to dine at Heavenly Village. With the lights illuminating everything in a festive glow, this was the ideal place for us to conclude our awake time in Tahoe.“Some people arrive
and make such a beautiful impact on your life,
you can barely remember
what life was like without them.”
— Anna Taylor
%20(Medium).jpg)
%20(Medium).jpg)
%20(Medium).jpg)
%20(edit).jpg)
%20(Medium).jpg)
%20(Medium).jpg)
%20(Medium).jpg)
Recent Comments