We took this after crossing Mt. Rose which is the 2nd highest peak in Lake Tahoe at an elevation of 10,776 feet!
So we finally get to Lake Tahoe and that dang fog is still there...this is a picture of the lake on a VERY foggy day but you can still see how the water is BLUE! It has something to do with the depth of the lake, the purity and the clarity of the bright blue sky (which wasn't blue that day) at this high elevation reflecting on the water.
The lake is 6,220 feet above sea level. It is North Americas largest alpine lake at 22 miles long, 12 miles wide and covers a 191 miles surface.
Our hotel was to the left of this shopping center...I took this on our 2 minute walk to the gondola.
The ticket station for the gondola which you ride up to the ski slopes at Heavenly. It is so cool and efficient. Check out Brandon's face in this one, he is complaining about me taking too many pictures...
You can see the trail up the mountain in the background.
A few pictures from the gondola...its about a 10 minute ride and totally gorgeous.
So the gondola takes you up to Heavenly. The ski slopes are divided between Nevada and California which is really cool because you can ski in 2 states. It has 97 runs and 30 lifts (the fast ones) and 4,800 acres (33% for skiing) which makes it the largest in CA. Its also Lake Tahoes highest ski resort at 10, 067 ft. I think Sugar is like 1,200 for comparison.
Brandon in Nevada...
Us in California...
A mogul trail...
In the afternoon you could finally start seeing signs of the lake through the fog...
Back at our hotel for happy hour before dinner....
We went to a place called Fire & Ice which specializes in Mongolian BBQ. You fill your bowl with everything you want and choose your sauce and then take it over to the grill and they make it in front of you.
This was mine...
holy cow! you guys look like you are having F-U-N in capital letters! how long are you gone?! what a dream vacation! and fire and ice looks really good. mmmm.... mongolian bbq... :)
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