Let's Go on a Ladyhike!

Hey look! A big rock. If you look closely, you will see a couple of rockclimbers in the middle of that rock. We weren't down with that, but would try to to up there another way.

Ooooh! Petroglyphs!

Tiny chipmunk!!

While I love art as much as the next girl, this is kinda not awesome.

We considered sacrificing Shelby in this rock circle, but decided against it.

The last snow at China Wall. Likely a glacier from when the oceans covered Nevada...err..California.

Here it is! China Wall, built by Chinese laborers so the railroad could come through. Kind of a ton of work, really.

Hangin' by the Lake

The lake really is quite clear. My company was instrumental in the clean up and maintenance of the lake in the 1960s, the project that really put us on the map.

Tiny fish that looked like sharks!

What is it with the three of us being together and followed by weird little Moonrise Kingdom boats?

Kickin' it by the lake.

There was still snow on the mountains! The informative signage said " The water in Lake Tahoe could provide everyone in the United States with 75 gallons of water for 5 years." Really? What, was this back when we had populated the planet with only 5 billion people?

Lady of the Lake? YES!

Such fun touring about. This was the first time i'd ever been to Tahoe, if you can imagine!

Where Else Would We Eat in Lake Tahoe?

Saturday morning...breakfast! Avocadoes with a bit of margarita salt, and saltines from my purse. I brought enough to share, of course.

Then off to Lake Tahoe! Still a quiet little resort town.

When we spied Captain Jon's...where else would eat lunch?

Yes, yes. THIS i can get behind. Plus they had great fish and chips. Just can't get good fish and chips in Boise.

This Captain Jon looks slightly different from mine.

 Vacation is the best, regardless of the length.

Friday Night: Get your Country On

After a leisurely morning in Winnemucca, we made our way to the Cowpoke Cafe in  Lovelock, Nevada. Seems about right.

We were looking for vending machine tats at mini marts, but no luck. Until we found these.

And then, we arrived at the resort, where Aisha had flown in earlier that morning. We met up and made our way to our room! Yay!

Our voucher had us at the Grand Sierra Resort. Our totals came to $11 per night? DONE.

Plus they surrounded the pool with sand and called it "The Beach." Totally down with that.

Totally not down with this vat of people soup.

First up: Friday night out! Get your country on! Cowboy boots all around please!

We were ready to do it up big...until we discovered the country saloon and dance hall had closed down the week earlier to make room for the indoor pool. Hmm. Well, ok. We had a good steak at Charlie Palmer's steakhouse, and mostly hit the hay early. Woooo!

Road Trip: Winnemucca!

Shelby had a travel voucher she had to use or lose.

And this swankified ride that was in need of a-road-trippin'. So we hopped in and made our way to Reno...via...Winnemucca!! My first visit to this cultural and social Nevada hot spot.

We leisurely made our across three states in the first evening, stopping by the Old Basque Inn in Jordan Valley, Oregon. Hi Oregon!

We were pleasantly surprised to find that our $14 bought us the most lovely four-course meal EVER in this bucolic little burg. A soup course, a salad course, a lovely Basque cod dish, and wine. Yes, wine is a course. I listened to the locals rant about seceding from the union and the blasted governor for about an hour before I realized we were in Oregon. Oh right. That changes everything...

Our destination for the evening: the Holiday Motel. Hopefully you aren't confused into thinking it's a Holiday Inn. Cause it ain't.

Winnemucca is bigger than I thought it would be. but the vibe was what I expected.

I was not a fan of this mobile surveillance van tailing us. I know Christopher Robin wouldn't have approved either.

Be! Our! Guest! Be Our Guest!

The traveling live Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast came to town! I love love love B&TB, so scrounged up a couple of little-girl "beards" so I could go incognito. We have a neighborhood full of angry, surly little boys, so it was nice to hang with little ladies for the afternoon. And big ladies too. And one husband. 

After breakfast out we hung out in the park, having coffee and enjoying the sun until the curtain. Poofy dresses and all.

Note to self: tell more innocuous secrets, it just looks fun, and makes people wonder what you are up to.

They all! Fall! Down!

One thing I didn't anticipate was the number of little Belles that were there.

A lot of little Belles.

We were in the Mezzanine, so at one point I calculated that there was at least a Belle per aisle for like 20 aisles.

Thanks for going gang!

Razring Afternoon

What's an ATV adventure without a little tailgate picnic? Turkey samiches and chips with homemade guac!

The Razr even has a little trunk...'cept in the front like the old VW Bugs.  :)

Mostly it was my opinion that it handles a lot like the Cooper. And if you've ever seen me round the corner of Front Street at 8:57 a.m., you'd know I push my vehicle's center of gravity limits.

When the boys went out I tooled around on my AWESOME mountain bike that I love that my husband built me. That I rode. Until I fell off. When my foot got caught in the pedal cage. And I landed on my elbow. Which was green and purple for a month. Pedal cages have since been removed. Thanks husband!

Hee hee!

And then, like we got it out of the truck...

Dad just drove it back in!

So much fun! Thanks for bringing the Razr over so we could go play with it, Dad! We appreciate it!!