Wandering Wednesday: Lake Tahoe

For the first Wandering Wednesday post of 2025, here's where we went for New Year's, a non-snowsports visit to Lake Tahoe. This picture was on the drive there, up on Echo Summit. It was a little sad to see the 2021 fire devastation that swept through there, near the Sierra at Tahoe ski resort. The story of how they prepped for the fire by utilizing the snow making machines to blow water was a memorable one.

It was an absolutely beautiful New Year's Eve day. We walked over from Nevada to California and back again. I don't know if I've ever crossed a state border on foot before. This is the dock at South Lake Tahoe.

It was pretty cold out, but we were prepared with actual cold weather wear. Honestly, we had to dig it out as it's been quite a while.

Here we are walking along the kind of snowy shore. Photo credit, to friend Jaye, who had the idea to go somewhere for New Year's instead of just out to dinner like we usually do. It was a Great Idea!

The teeny tiny black and white shells were cute, but are probably the non-native and invasive ones that are hard to control in the lake. All the boat inspections help, but once they get established it's tough to go back.

The traditional picture of my own shadow on the shore.

Finally it was time for the new year, after a lot of searching, we found a nice Italian restaurant to go to and had a lovely last meal of the year. Here's a view of the New Year's Eve fireworks at the Golden Nugget casino across the street, the lake is in the background. One of the finale rockets went horizontal on the roof, but thankfully no fire resulted. It was fun to see the fireworks from a distance.

And then on the way back home, we got to drive in some very light non-sticking snow which was kind of lovely for someone who doesn't get to see actual snow very often.