After the eclipse, a few friends joined me for the drive West into California. Already four thousand miles of solo driving in, I was grateful for the company! We stopped at the great salt flats in Utah along the way, before camping just north of Lake Tahoe for the night.
Salt flats for as far as the eye can see.
Morning yoga on the foggy lake.
Everyone else had a flight to catch or school to start in the Bay, so I stayed behind in Tahoe for about a week. This was my first time in Tahoe in the summer, and I LOVED it. Tahoe is basically a playground for adults. Any sport you want to do, there’s the place for it within a 30 minute drive. My days were filled with mountain biking to crystal clear alpine lakes, kayaking lake Tahoe and picnicking on islands and going to a reggae festival in South Lake Tahoe.
It takes a few hours to bike to Dardanelles lake, but you’re rewarded with crystal clear water and almost complete solitude.
Sierra meadows with the sun low in the sky.
Kayaking on the lake. There are so many inlets, waterfalls and rock diving spots to explore!
The “Tea House” on Fannette Island in Emerald Bay.
I was amazed by the Tahoe beaches, I felt like I was in the tropics.
This rock was being swallowed alive!