Tahoe: West Lake Side
Happy Monday. And it is, as I write this I am enjoying a Sangria, thanks Auntie Valerie for leaving the box of sangria wine and all the fixings. : )
Today we decided to just tour around the lake and take the kids’ bike along with a picnic. We didn’t have a plan, but I had read an article about the state parks in the LA Times before we left, so we headed south the the Ehrman Mansion at Sugar Pine Point State Park. It was nice to be out of the house all day with no TV. The kids seem to just want to either play in the hot tub or watch tv. Maybe since it’s in the main room.
Anyway, we had a nice picnic along the lake, the kids road bikes and we chased after them. We found a nice spot next to the water in the shade and enjoyed lunch.
Then we headed south a few miles to the mansion that was build in the 1901.
SIDE NOTE: The California State Parks are in trouble, and it really would be a shame if they closed these places down. If you want to help there are many sites with info, this is one of them. You can also become a fan on the facebook page of California State Parks Foundation. Okay back to vacation.
A wealth banker built this house as a vacation home. It was in their family until the 1960ies when the state of California purchased it for 7 million. It’s an amazing piece of land that more than 1000 acres.
The kids were pretty good with the guided tour and took a million blurry pictures inside. They had fun checking out the boat in the boat houses and looking at the chipmunks along the shore.
If you are ever up here, there is a great beach and pier, and if you don’t mind 57 degree water, you can swim in the crystal clear lake.
On our way home we stopped and picked up two “floaties” as the kids called them. They had fun in the hot tub with them and are excited to try them out in the next pool we go to.
Tonight we plan to have our last Tahoe dinner down by the lake. Hopefully we get home before all the bugs come out.