We said our goodbyes, then headed back to Lake Tahoe. Care/family and Dad headed straight back (she has a house to pack), but we decided to take our time and see a few things along the way. First we checked out the Tahoe airport (where we saw a jet and a turbo prop land and a jet take off, all within 3 minutes! It was very exciting!)
We drove around the south end of the lake and to the overlook of Emerald Bay. It was so beautiful! (Jess especially appreciated the castle.)
We then went back into town (South Lake Tahoe) to see "the keys". This neighborhood was so cool! We had seen it on Google Earth--it's a neighborhood where every house has a boat docked in its backyard!
After driving around Lake Tahoe for a while, we started back up the mountain. Next stop: Virginia City. Dad had suggested it, and I'm so glad he did. What a fun stop! It's an old mining town, with plenty to see and do.
We had a yummy lunch:
We toured the Ponderosa Mine (a mine which later had a bank built over it, and which is now covered by a saloon):
We walked down the main street:
And we stopped in THE COOLEST-EVER candy shop!!!!! (It sold BARRELS of candy--scoop what you want--and they had every taffy flavor imaginable--including butter-flavored popcorn and maple-flavored bacon!, as well as all the old-timey candies. LOVED it!)
After playing away the afternoon in Virginia City, we decided we'd better stay somewhere for the night, to break up the drive a little. We stayed in Winnemucca, which helped. We've never enjoyed showers so much!!!
The rest of the trip home on Saturday was calm. We drove straight back from there, though there were still little highlights such as the I-80 tree sculpture...:
...and the candy the kids had brought...:
...and the license plates from 21 states that we marked off our list....
Happy travels! Loved our summer vacation! Glad to be home.
1 comment:
What a cool vacation. I love the lake pictures!! How fun. Oh, and I totally remember that tree on I-80. It is so random.
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