Reno Finale

Monday evening we had a final fling at BJ's. The food was fine and the service was sooo much better than the last time we were there. Back at home we finished off the banoffee pie. Tuesday morning, we cleaned up, packed up, and headed up I-80 toward home.

 BJ's, just down the hill from R&A's

 Tucker doesn't like photos

 Good thing we made 3 pies on Sunday

Farewell to the troops

The new house is great and we had a super visit. Thanks to the Hastings for being such fine hosts.

That's all for now.

OXO

D.

Sunday and Monday Hikes

Sunday church starts at 1:00 P.M., so Rob and Anna took me for a four-mile walk up Thomas Creek. It was a beautiful day and a great hike. After church Anna and I made dinner for the family and the Brerertons. We redid the banoffee pie in honor of Phil Brererton who is a Manchester lad. We had a splendid evening of eating and visiting.

 Hastings' house is on the far left

 The Thomas Creek Trail

 Thomas Creek

 Mount Rose from the trail

 This Chevy (c. 1954) is composting near the creek

This morning after the kids left for school, we headed up the fire road behind R&A's home. Near the summit of yesterday's hike, we broke off onto a trail that wound its way up to the higher reaches of Thomas Creek. The trail took us all the way to the forest at the foot of the Sierras and the Thomas Creek Trail head. (That trail can lead you all the way to the top of Mount Rose or over the mountains to the Tahoe Rim Trail.) We went up the trail a few hundred yards before heading south to the White Creek Trail that led us back down to Saddlehorn and the home neighborhood. The whole loop was 1/4 mile short of 7.

 Today's trail started in the sagebrush

 We climbed higher and higher toward the mountains

 Mount Rose appeared as we ascended

 A bright hint of spring beside the trail

 The ponderosa pines beginning to appear

 Beautiful vistas

 The Ponderosas where the foothills end and the mountains begin

 The upper reach of Thomas Creek where

it comes down from the Sierras

 Headed south from Thomas Creek to White Creek

 The aspens will burst soon with this spring-like weather

 White Creek

 Headed down the White Creek Trail

 The Sierra Nevada

Home again, home again...

How nice to live so close to these great trails and beautiful spots. I am very fond of Reno.

That's all for now.

OXO

D.

Lake Tahoe

What a great day! First thing, the kids had practice with their ensemble; we were fortunate enough to see and hear them practice. They are good. After lunch we drove up to Lake Tahoe where we spent the rest of the afternoon. The weather was spring-like and made for a pleasant outing. We circumnavigated the entire lake with some stops for quick hikes and spectacular vistas along the way. We had dinner at Lupita's in Incline Village. Back home we ate ice cream and cookies, and the day finished with a haircut for Anders.

 JamPro ensemble practice

 Lovely life guards

 Game of catch

 Bright sunshine

 Rock walk

 WTH

 Anders and Clara

 The crew

 No waves today

 Sierra Nevada

On the trail

 Madonna of the Rocks (and Tucker)

 ATH: handsome devil

 A walk through the forest to Fallen Leaf Lake

 Still winter, just

 Happy wanderers

 Long shadows

 Fallen Leaf Lake

 Still pretty bright

 Encore de Fallen Leaf Lake

 The group, less the photographer

At the Emerald Bay overlook

 The High Sierras above Emerald Bay

 Eagle Falls

 

 Emerald Bay

 Lupita's

 Rob works his magic

A great day in the Sierra Nevada! 

That's all for now.

OXO

D.