Tahoe day trip, December 4, 2005

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Of course we flew... did you think we would drive there and back in a day? :)



   





Cargill salt piles in Fremont



   

Looking up 880 towards Oakland




Looking up the east bay from over Sunol



   

the Sunol train station




Livermore valley and 680, looking north



   





Livermore airport in the foreground, with San Francisco barely visible in the background



   

Byron Airport




Delta boat launching place near Byron, can't remember the name



   

Discovery Bay




approaching the Sierras



   








   

First glimpse of Lake Tahoe







   

A lake in the Desolation Wilderness area







   





South Lake Tahoe airport



   








   

The casinos at Stateline







   








   








   

Wandering around at Heavenly village




Trying to break the ice on this small frozen pond. We failed.



   








   





As Ryan said, "Great curb appeal"



   

the beach at South Shore







   








   








   








   

Ryan explains the inner workings of the boat salvage vehicle







   





Whooooaa, oooooaa



   

Ahhh!




Tahoe Keys



   

Fallen Leaf Lake







   





More frozen ponds



   








   








   

Sierra at Tahoe ski resort







   





Lots of smoky chimneys



   








   





Downtown Stockton



   

Rough and Ready island - not quite sure why they call it an island...







   

heading home towards Mt. Diablo




Looking south towards San Jose



   

Landing at Palo Alto







   












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