A trip to Tahoe
I’ve been learning so much here in Reno at the Maynard Institute fellowship that a trip to the clear blue water of Lake Tahoe was exactly what was needed to relax.
On Saturday, the group headed to over the pass to Lake Tahoe. On the way we stopped at a park that had beautiful views of Reno. It was a bit hazy in the morning, but still a relaxing view.
Looking back on Reno from Audrey Harris Park
We then headed up into the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the temperature began to drop. It was winter coat weather at 8,000 feet. Once we started heading down we caught our first glance of Lake Tahoe.
At 1,645 feet deep, Lake Tahoe is the third deepest lake in North America. It measures about 22 miles long and 12 miles wide.
View from the shore of Lake Tahoe.
Along the shore, were boulders that were formed over the last 10 million years. Active volcanoes, fault lines and glaciers chiseled the granite into boulders.
Boulders lining the shore of Lake Tohoe
After a relaxing time of looking out over the lake and listening to the water splash against the boulders, the group headed to lunch.
I will highly recommend a place called Jake’s on the Lake in Tahoe. It’s one of the more relaxing lunches I’ve had in a long time. The food was excellent, with a nice selection of fresh water fish and seafood, and the view overlooking the lake was special.
It was just the sort of trip the group attending the fellowship needed to decompress and relax a bit.
Back to learning tomorrow.
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As a native Californian who now lives in Oklahoma Tahoe is a place full of my childhood memories. If you ever get the chance to see the lake (and many surrounding beautiful lakes and rivers) and the mountains please do. My favortite areas of the lake are Emerald Bay, Zephyr Cove, and Kings Beach. The water is so clear and blue/green in color. Its amazing. Kings beach has a sandy bottom and you can walk out a good 100 yards and you are only up to your knees and then it drops off. The mountains in the background are awesome. Most are snow capped through June. This is what nature was intended to be. Its beautiful.