Every now and then I have the opportunity to visit Lake Tahoe for work. Today was a clear and glorious traffic-free day. I had never seen this large carved bear before so dear readers I stopped and snapped a photo for you. I can only imagine how big the original tree must have been. Rough … Continue reading Any day in Lake Tahoe is a good day
Any excuse to visit Lake Tahoe is a good excuse. With temperatures in Sacramento at 108 degrees (Around 42 degrees for my Celsius loving friends) it was time to beat the heat and leave town. Each year Lake Tahoe hosts a vintage Wooden Boat show in the Tahoe Keys and Homewood. We have attended before … Continue reading Lake Tahoe Wooden Boat Show 2016 – Race Boat Edition
Christmas is over. The presents are unwrapped. The family has been visited. Merriment has been spread. I have a cold to show for it like I do most years. What to do now? Find some snow and bring the snow shoes! I love to snow shoe for a lot of reasons. Its easy on … Continue reading Snow Shoes and Winter Colds – Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is an amazing place. The vistas are gorgeous in any direction one looks. Squaw Valley, and this view particularly, has always been one of my favorites. Sometimes, like I did today, I just drive down to see it, hop out, take a photo, wave, and then continue on to my destination. It just … Continue reading Postcards from Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe
I am so fortunate to live near Lake Tahoe. Growing up in Sacramento I have long appreciated the fact that I live approximately an hour from some of the most epic destinations in the world. I live close to San Francisco, the wild California coast, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, the Sierra Mountains, big trees, Napa, etc, … Continue reading My Lake Tahoe is Your Lake Tahoe
I recently posted a postcard from Sacramento so I though I would shine some light on the city to the north, Roseville, California. Roseville has roots in the railroad and the telephone. I mostly drove right past as a kid on the way to Lake Tahoe and ignored it altogether. But, a revitalized old town … Continue reading Postcard from Historic Roseville,California
The husband and I went leaf peeping in search of fall colors. Our journey took us from Sacramento up highway 50 in to the glorious Lake Tahoe valley. From there we headed on hwy 89 towards Marklieville for lunch at the Wolf Creek Restaurant and Bar and then up over hwy 4 and Ebbett’s Pass. This … Continue reading Postcards from Gold Country – Leaf Peeping edition
My husband and I have been working opposite shifts now for a while. So, on the weekends we have been trying to take some day trips to spend good quality time together. Last weekend we went leaf peeping through the El Dorado, Alpine, and Calavaras National Forests. (Photos came out lame on the iPhone hence … Continue reading Blackhawk Auto Museum
If any of you have been reading my blog for a while you will notice from time to time I post photos of old cars. My husband is a unapologetic car guy and takes me to auto shows all the time. I keep myself occupied by photographing the beauty that is easily found in these … Continue reading Hot August Nights – Reno
Bulldog Travels / Photos By Jenny 