Lake Tahoe is for City People

(pic of the hwy around Tahoe) We decided a stop off at Lake Tahoe was necessary on our road trip since neither of us had been there and we are interested in doing the Xterra race there someday. We spent a total of about 1.5 hours there since traffic around the lake was at a standstill at 10am on Friday and since the beach where we stopped was strewn with litter and the sound of cars hovering in the distance was less than relaxing. My impression of Lake Tahoe is that it's a lake for city people. I'll give it another shot someday, perhaps for skiing, but for summertime, that place is a rat's nest of people.

(Pic of King Beach at Lake Tahoe) Oh! There were bikers all over the place, obviously riding around the lake is a big thing to do. Cars were careening past the riders every few seconds out on the highway and then once you neared a town it was gridlock. How is that fun riding? The tipping point for me was this old guy riding his bike in tiny pink running shorts. What the hell is that about! Do we need attention today or what dude? City people freak me out! As you can see, I am not fit to live in the city, which is why I love my small college town and my economically depressed state that has no money for highways.

We got out of there and stopped off at Lake Almanor, a small lake about 150 miles north of there and had a picnic lunch. Here is what a lake looks like to me, trees, water, and minimal people: