Craige, Greg and I loaded up the Pilot, grabbed Higgins (the dog) and headed up I-80 to the Sierra Nevadas, and beautiful Lake Tahoe. Their wonderful friends Dawn and Stephanie live up there in a pretty upscale place called Incline Village.
They have a wonderful house with a million dollar view of the lake. What followed was four days of gourmet dining (Steph, Craige and Greg are all great cooks), more sipping of fine California wines, great conversation, and just generally enjoying their home, complete with three decks and a very comfortable backyard.
We did manage to get out everyday, and get some serious exercise. The title of this blog reflects the elevations at which we did the exercise. Thursday evening (August 14, 2008) we did a "warm up" hike about their place at about 7500 feet in elevation. A bit steep at the beginning, but really pretty easy hike overall. I think it was about 2 miles, and the lack of oxygen was not too bad, but noticeable.
The next day we took a couple of kayaks down to the lake (6300 ft) and went out for about an hour and a half. It was a great way to see the increadible waterfront homes (mansions) on the lake. We managed to avoid a major water battle (although Steph looked like she really wanted to soak Dawn and Greg's kayak), and arrived back feeling pretty good. You will notice there is no mention of Craige in the activity section, he prefers to stay on shore or at home. Oh well, he does not know what he is missing.
With serious hangovers on Saturday morning (see next blog for the cause) we set out on a less ambitious hike than originally planned. It was still an excellent on, along the ridgeline about the lake. Stopped at a great granite formation overlooking the lake for lunch. Amazing for a Saturday, no one else there.
Back to the house for another amazing meal. Boy, this is the life!
1 comment:
I will have to mark this blog I want to hear about the hang overs!lol.
I was blog surffing and stopped by.
thanks Ken,
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