Lake Tahoe Snowmobiling

A scheduled hot chocolate stop on the snowmobile trail in Lake Tahoe. This snowmobile tour left from Zephyr Cove, NV. They shuttle you up the hill and then you follow in a slow line for 3 hours @ $150 a person, nice views of Lake Tahoe, a little bit of fun, but too expensive.

Lake Tahoe Paddle Boats

Miss Dixie II at Zephyr Cove, NV (its close enough to California for this blog) is one of several big boat tours available at Lake Tahoe all year around.

Lake Tahoe, California

We went up to Lake Tahoe again, I can not resist it. You have to weave your way on a very tame snow mobile trail to get here, more later.

Lake Tahoe, CA

This is the view of Lake Tahoe as you come in on Highway 50 from Sacramento. Lake Tahoe is a great place to visit, even in the winter, California storms are generally well predicted in advance, so just make sure that one is not forecast, and go for the weekend. Even in good weather, the road to emerald bay may have chain controls, so you may miss out on that.

Lake Tahoe, California

The water is warming up right about now, making late September and into October a great time to go.

The Truckee River

The Truckee River near Lake Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe from the top of Squaw Valley Gondola

Lake Tahoe Beach

Winter Lake Tahoe

Its not always pretty.

Squaw Valley, California.

Lake Tahoe California.

Squaw Valley, California.

A beach at Lake Tahoe.

This beach is on the North shore of Lake Tahoe, near the Nevada state line. There is still plenty of snow on the mountains even though it is June, the beach was plenty warm however. Tahoe is well worth a visit, especially in the summer.

Lake Tahoe California.

Lake Tahoe in winter.

Lensday challenge: Blue.

Lake Tahoe, Emerald Bay

IMO, Lake Tahoe is better in the summer than the winter, see more pictures at Earl World.