Cali Vacay Part 2: Nature & Relaxation

We were in Lake Tahoe for part 2 of our Cali Vacay.  (In case you missed Part 1 of our Cali Vacay, you can find it here.)  Neither Chad nor I had been to this area before...and boy, all I can say is it absolutely magnificent!!!  I understand that Summer is the off-season for Lake Tahoe, but it seemed absolutely perfect to me!  (I'm not a fan of Winter or the weather that accompanies it, so I'd avoid Lake Tahoe at all costs at that time...but I can't get enough of it in the Summer.)  The weather was absolutely perfect - a high of 70 degrees that felt more like 80 each day and...wait for it...no humidity!!!  Yahoo!

So we left Sonoma that Wednesday and drove several hours over to Lake Tahoe taking in every inch of the gorgeous mountains that I don't get back home.  We took advantage of the scenic lookouts.  No idea what lake this is, but it's so gorgeous!

We finally arrived at our resort on the Northwest side of Lake Tahoe - Squaw Creek Resort in Squaw Valley (also called Olympic Valley).  Again, absolutely gorgeous!  (You're going to get tired of me saying that.)

How about the view from our room?!  Right at the ski lift!

Thursday, I spent the morning getting a massage and sitting on the deck with coffee in hand mesmerized by the view...still!

We spent the afternoon taking a small hike over to the Olympic Village (basically shops & restaurants).  Here's a couple shots from our hike.  

The golf course in the valley. 

The lift in the Olympic Village.

The view of the guest portion of the hotel.  Our room was located on the bottom left, so we had a wonderful patio and everything!

We spent the majority of our last afternoon there (on Friday) driving all the way around the lake.  We stopped at a lot of different scenic stops - all gorgeous!  Here's a stop near Emerald Bay...

 ...and a few others from around the lake.

We ended the trip with a little celebration in our hotel (with some Sonoma bubbles) to watch the sun set.  Cheers!