Carl's Blog

I had a good thinking in the hot springs this morning and decided I could work up the courage to cross the mountains again. Highway 207 isn’t really that bad, I was in a rental car, and taking those curves at the 45 mph speed limited seemed a bit fast to me. Gladly, I’m an early bird so I didn’t have too many people behind me. I did make up for the slow curves, when given a nice straightaway.

Lake Tahoe and Brunch

I spend my morning between breakfast and the soak in the hot springs, surveying eateries in South Lake Tahoe that would give me a view of the lake. Amazingly, there aren’t that many that show up on a Google search. Parking also is a big problem. The large hotels on the California side all have parking garages, just like Hotel/Casinos do on the Nevada side. This doesn’t allow for much parking spaces. This influenced my choice of dinning to only 2 places, Riva Grill on the Lake (has the best view of the lake), Artemis Lakefront Cafe (decent view of the lake, but set back from Riva Grill) and Empanash (no view of the lake). I went for Artemis, because I wanted to try some Greek food. I got there around 10:30 AM so they were still on their breakfast menu, so I channeled my inner hobbit again and had second breakfast.

Enough about the food, here are some pictures from the beach. Most of the beach is private property and only accessible if you are staying at the resort there, but there is a marina and you can walk out on the pier.

If I’m judging my location correctly, one of those mountains over there is the one I climbed up in yesterday’s post. It’s the one above Emerald Bay.

To the top of a mountain

After doing some shopping at the souvenir store were I bought a Lake Tahoe T-shirt and magnet. (These items are a must when I visit a place.) I decided to visit the sister resort, which is a sky resort, to David Wally’s. So back up route 207 with a left turn to keep going up past lots of different resorts and sky locations. This gave me a really good view of the valley below, which I wish I could have taken while driving; however, I was driving and taking photos would have been a bad idea. I’m going to have to save up for a GoPro or Insta360 camera for my next adventure in the mountains. Enjoy the view looking down at the wetlands. Enjoy the bonus squirrel cameo.

Drinks and Saloons

I returned to Genoa, Nevada to have a drink at the oldest saloon in the State of Nevada. I had what was in essence, a Kentucky Mule, which they called a Six Shooter. It wasn’t bad, the choice of ginger beer dominates this drink and at least that tasted good. What I should have ordered was a Bloody Mary; even if I don’t like the drink, they make the mix themselves and I over heard the bartenders discussing their current supply from when they made up the mix the other day. So if you are in Genoa, stop at the Genoa Bar and Saloon, bend down to open the door and enjoy an adult beverage or too. If you are lucky the food truck will also be open and you can get a burger and fries.

Before leaving Genoa, I visited a few shops that were closed the last time I was here. Bought some desert and local Nevada honey.

I’m going to end tonight at the David Wally’s Saloon and take one final soak in the hot springs before calling it a night. I need to be in Reno by 8 AM to return the rental car, so I’ll have to leave here by 7 AM just to be safe. Until the next adventure, I hope you enjoyed my rambling. Stay safe, stay happy.

Final dinner at the 1862 Saloon, David Wally’s