he also wrote: At last the lake burst upon us--a noble sheet of blue water lifted six thousand three hundred feet above the level of the sea, and walled in by a rim of snow-clad mountain peaks that towered aloft three thousand feet higher still! As it lay there with the shadows of the mountains brilliantly photographed upon its still surface, I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole world affords.
his words are empty....they lack depth and meaning...unless of course you've been to the gorgeous lake tahoe...
luckily for all y'all, i've been! (many a time)...and this time i took some pictures of the actual mountain....mostly because with a fucked up knee...what else is there to do but go up and down the mountain? actually, i'm kind of thankful..because after four years of going to lake tahoe..i finally had the opportunity to just sit back and soak it all in.....all of it's beauty and enchantment.
as always, something is lost in photo-translation (i kept them rather large..so click 'em for a bigger picture)...but! enjoy :)
this is the nevada side of heavenly. if you actually go into the "milky way bowl" and look down you can see carson city; however, this is the view from the run called "orion" right where it junctions with "stage coach" (hence the flatness of the area...which if you're on a snowboard and don't have speed SUCKS!...just thought i'd throw that in)...
this is the view, looking backwards, from the "sky express" lift, which is actually how you get to the nevada side (after a lot of traversing and skating...which with a bum knee is killer). it's super cute actually, because there's a big "welcome to nevada" sign when you reach the state line..and all the names of the runs go from girl names (ex: maggie's, patsy's) to constellation/space names (ex: orion, comet)
this is the view going down "gun barrel express", which is the lift you take up from the california lodge to access the rest of the mountain. at first i thought it was rather sadistic to have a lift that goes up about 1k feet to reach anything, but now that i can get off the ski lift just peachily, it's not so bad. besides, the view on the way back down is killer. gorgeous eh?
this is actually the view on the way from lake tahoe to reno (the only way you can get into tahoe is to go through reno, and drive...). you don't really notice the view on the trek out of tahoe, because it's on the left (and everytime we've left it's been a blizzard..go figure)..but i looked over to ask my brother something and screamed "OH MY GOD STOP!!" at the top of my lungs. everyone thought i was nuts until they looked where i was looking.
*sigh*....until next year tahoe.....stay gorgeous.
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them are some purdy pictures. also, i'm apparently a racist and you probably shouldn't talk to me.
Nice pics...I wouldn't have wanted to leave there.
We stayed at Squaw Valley for a portion of our honeymoon, great skiing was had by all, I know you didn't hit the same slopes... but hearing you talk about the majesty of the Olympic Valley rekindles fond memories!
K, Lake Tahoe... breath taking. My uncle lives in Incline Village and I get the treat of visiting once a year :)
He rows for pleasure, it's his thing.. so every morning regardless of whether conditions he takes on the length of the lake in his 'skul' before work.
Nice. Yeah, I think I've stood in that very same place and said
'holy shit that's suhweet!'
nice
so nice
thanks for the new shots for my desktop random file :)
wonderful photos, buttah ... but damn I'm all cold now! LOL
went through Tahoe a couple times, but we never really stopped to enjoy the place ... we're islander folks, after all! I love the mountains but couldn't be there for too long ...
It looks so very peaceful, really...I'd love to be there right now. I could use the serenity with all this fucking stress, really. Snow seems full of tranquility to me. The cold in general does.
BTW...I saw your stripper song. Close is one of my favourite songs ever! But I can't do the stripping thins...so it can be your stripper song hehehe :)
{{hugs}}
-N
hee
me too me too
party in da hoe next year!
although..if my parents get that place near portland...Mt. Ranier anyone?!!
LOVE oregon
especially portland
so yes!
The wife and I were married in Tahoe (Cali side)
we sometimes take off for breakfast in Tahoe.. it's like an hour away :) I love that place
I just want to run and slide face first on a saucer down that hill.... ole`
Those pics kick all forms of fanny (sorry, for some reason I wasn't able to use the donkey synonym).
Sound like a problem you've had, Ms. Popularity?
;)
ohhhhh E....
so covert. SOO covert. (read: SARCASM!!) tsk tsk. there are better ways of getting my attention and in my panties than being so.....assinine-esque!
ohhhhh E to you,
I only get the -esque? I must be losing my touch.
You know, even though I have opened up a whole new can of worms of things to rip on you about, I'll stay clear of it. And I thought I was being covert and nice, I could have blown you out of the water on here. Or I could have just toyed with your emotions but since I do that almost everyday, I didn't see the fun in that. Kidding.
I just wish you could have seen my face as I was reading through your description.
Can't wait to hear about some of those adventures.
what adventures? i've been on that site for over two years...everyone knows i'm on it....i'm not hiding anything dude
i'm on it because my parents are "you must marry a blah" crazy...
so blow me out of the water..see if i care. i have no stories..i've never even really met anyone.
thanks for playing though!
word!
Well Miss, you just put me in my place, didn't you? Must be those new shades and bartending school that's giving you all that attitude. No, wait a second, you already had the attitude, disregard that.
Apparently, that whole site exists on the fact that every parent put them on there against their wishes.
I just thought your profile was funny, that's all. But not funny in a bad way, funny in a cute way.
Your welcome for playing.
you're..not your
and it's true. damn parents insist on the whole "marry a blah..marry a blah"..but we never do.
..least i don't even bother dating the assholes
The guys sort of do bite the big one but the women are way hot. Thus, me on there, but I'm not active anymore. I just go on once in awhile and poke around. Somehow I had a feeling that I would find you there. Why else would I check Ohio? Well it's not b/c of the accents.
Btw, I feel ya on the V-day coming up. I've never had much luck on any V-Day in my life but there was a streak that I had towards the end of my college career that spanded into post college where I got dumped the day before or on the day for about 4 years straight. Never really did bounce back from those. I hate to admit it but I'm sure it attributed to me being such a super sweetheart these days. Still, I would like to have a good one though. It would be a welcome change of pace.
And thank you for the grammar check there, I'm usually pretty good with the "yours".
ahhhh. yea..all we peoples are on there. i just see who looks at me, realize they're too short...check my messages 'cause apparently i'm hot shit on that site..send the standard "not interested" email..and log out
i'm a peach eh?
ahhh valentines day. i've had good ones. they were good because i went nuts and did the super me thing to do: go overboard. last boyfriend got an awesome dinner, a one night stay at a nice hotel in LA..and a massage. the whole thing was secret...just told him to meet me at a random corner in LA. i did the balloons, and confetti and candy all over the room..blah blah blah.
waste of time/money. well..he was that in general.
i'm all ready for my pint of ben and jerry's..and a little amelie....yay tradition
*sigh*
So does waiting on the corner like that come natural for you?
Wait a sec, did you decorate that room in LA for a romantic evening or 10 yr old's bday? Did you guys dress up as clowns and get really freaky? I'm kidding. Actually, that was really cool of you.
You know, apparently you are hot shit on that site... second most popular in your area but did you see who you're trailing??? You just might want to put in a couple extra minutes on there to get yourself on top b/c you shouldn't be trailing that girl.
Is she a hose beast?
Damnit!! but that's one thing my competitive nature just can't get into....she can hve that number one spot.
clowns are hot. don't underestimate the sexual power of face paint and honking shnozes!
DB, she sucks and is not very good looking at all. I expect more out of you than to be the first loser to a girl like that. Although, she probably does put in her time and probably gives good head on the first date. Oh, well at least you have one thing in common with her already. ;)
And I'm going to steer away from that clown comment... for now.
Good luck at bartending school. When do they teach the gratuitous cleavage portion?
whatever you ass clown.
clowns scare thes hit out of me..so probably a good thing though.
not bartending school...it's training for a job. i pass the test..i get it. i don't.....then i have to go the school route.
it's amazing what happens when you go into a bar and ask the bar manager for a job...
oh..and show your cleavage
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