On to Reno and Lake Tahoe

John and I spent a lot of time in Reno, but we only got to see the truck stops. (I got one of the best haircuts ever at Petro in Reno.) Reno was definitely a destination that was on my list. Reno cannot compare to Vegas. There are only six big casinos on the "strip". Friday night, I was out late, of course, and walking from one casino to another, trying to get back to my truck, it actually kind of made me nervous. There were loads and loads of young, very drunk, people. It was hard to tell hookers from party girls. I thought I should get my ass back inside of a casino, cause it was very rowdy on the street. I had a good time though, I got fairly lucky (money-wise, not hooker-wise) on Saturday night.

I left on Sunday, and headed to Lake Tahoe. I told myself not to take pictures of Lake Tahoe. There must be a go-zillion pictures of that lake. But honestly, it was so beautiful, I gasped when it popped into my view. The water is so clear, you can see a white dinner plate at the depth of 70 feet. (I read that, I didn't make it up, or test it.) The beach below (and I only took a picture of a small part of the beach) was voted the best beach in the country. The water temperature that day was 67 degrees, and the temperature of the air was 76 degrees. (The people swimming were CRAZY. They would die from the heat in Texas.) The 70ish mile loop around the lake is, in some people's opinion, the prettiest drive in the world. I haven't seen the whole world, but I would agree that it is the prettiest drive I have been on yet.

So, even though I wasn't going to take pictures of the lake, I couldn't help myself.

I was going to stay the night in South Lake Tahoe, but it was too f-ing cold! So, I drove about 30 minutes down the mountain and slept there. Checking the temperature the next morning, it had gotten down to 32 degrees in South Lake Tahoe, and in Carson City, NV where I slept, it was 45 degrees. Still cold, but I at least gained 13 degrees. Now, if I was there in October, or even September, I could have tolerated those temperatures, but with it being August, and supposedly summer, that is WAY to cold for me.

For those of you that get to travel, I would highly recommend putting Lake Tahoe on your bucket list. Not in the winter though, unless you like to put snow chains on your tires.