Saturday, July 28, 2012

California Roadtrip: Tahoe We Love You

Wow, what a day.
 We set off this morning for a ride with the Tahoe Mountain Guides.
We met them at their shop in Truckee, which is cute little town just outside of Tahoe. 
They set us up with mountain bikes that looked like they could ride through a crater if they had to. 
They were beautiful too, but I know I'm not supposed to comment on that when I'm out doing bad ass mountain sports :)

They drove us out to the start of a great trail and up we went. 
Up, up, up, getting comfortable with the bikes, all of the gears and riding over boulders, tree trunks and loose terrain along the way. 
It was tough, in the good way of knowing you were testing yourself. 
We stopped for a break and Ken (upper right photo) gave us pointers like, 
"stay out of your seat, it'll give you more control" 
and my addition, "your tush will thank you later" 
before we made our descent. 

Going down was a bit scary, I'm not going to lie. 
Tight turns and so much to try to maneuver around and I couldn't help but want to go fast. 
It took a while, but luckily i got more confident just in time for our trail to widen a bit. 
Man oh man can you get going fast on those bikes and they really do go over anything if you let em. 
Poor Mr. Oh-so-worth-the-wait may have tested his a little too hard because he wound up with a flat tire- oops. 
Luckily one of our guides fixed it fast and we were all back on our way, pedaling, jumping and pushing our way back down the mountain.

It was such a great way to see and experience Tahoe. 

I highly recommend it.




By the time we were done we were covered in dirt, so we found a great spot on the lake and went for a swim. The scenery out here is beautiful! 
Then we stopped by Sunnyside for a cocktail and 
finished off the day with a delicious dinner at Christy Hill overlooking the lake.
If you go, sit outside and get their Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding-- amazing. 



Yes, oh yes, I do love you Tahoe!

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