In September, we met up with Jack & Middy in Lake Tahoe for a few days. It was late in the afternoon when we arrived, and oh my, what a magnificent place!
The waitress at the restaurant
where we ate dinner, directed
us to stop at the lookout over
Emerald Bay.
Found it!
And it is stunning!
See the little island to the
It has an interesting history too--some folks
believe that the island is haunted. This
tells that story and more.
It's quite intriguing (or it was to me)!
There's a castle in Emerald Bay too.
It's on the widest part of the white,
sandy beach between the trees.
It's on the widest part of the white,
sandy beach between the trees.
It's Vikingsholm Castle to be exact.
Here's a closer look but it's hard to see.
Hiking is the only way to get there
and it's a mile down.
and it's a mile down.
Tomorrow we'll hike to it.
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The next morning Middy discovered these
large pine cones out behind our cabin.
Wow!
Very cool!
We both took some big pine cones home.
In the background is the cute
A-frame cabin where we stayed.
We booked it through the VRBO site.
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After breakfast, we took a nice stroll
along the lake in Tahoe City.
where there's an abundance of
striking blues in the lake and the sky!
large pine cones out behind our cabin.
Wow!
Very cool!
In the background is the cute
A-frame cabin where we stayed.
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After breakfast, we took a nice stroll
along the lake in Tahoe City.
where there's an abundance of
striking blues in the lake and the sky!
Along the way.
At one point during our walk, we were
approached by a Ranger who calmly told us to
walk on the far left side of the walkway because
a bear was sleeping
in the trees on the right side!
She let us take a few pics but rushed us along.
Can you see the sleepy head?
Much to our delight, the walk took
us through a Farmer's Market too!
After buying some vegetable goodies for an
evening cookout, it was time to hike down to
in
It's a perfect weather day too!
Here we go.
Starting out the hike, we had a
clear and closer view of
Fannette Island.
The white spot at the top, far end
of the island is a tea room.
Lora Josephine Knight purchased 240 acres of land and Fannette Island for $250,000 in 1928 to build her summer home that would be called Vikingsholm Castle.
Emerald Bay reminded Mrs. Knight of the fjords she had seen while in Scandinavia so she commissioned her nephew by marriage, a Swedish architect, to build it and it was completed in 1929.
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Once we arrived at ground level,
some very cool trees were screaming,
"Photo op!"
And when cool trees scream, we listen!
Here's a ground view across the water of
It's just to the right of the tour boat.
Jack & Middy drew a heavenly
aura sitting in front of the castle
while heavenly aura music could
be heard floating from above!
We've all heard that two heads are better
than one but this pic begs the question:
Are two hats better than one?
Waiting to take the castle tour.
A couple castle exterior pics.
Part of the living area.
It does say Scandanavia!
We heard it.
It does say Scandanavia!
We heard it.
Kitchen with giant fridge.
A 1936 Dodge in the courtyard garage.
The hike down was a breeze (of course) coming back up, not so much. Jack & Middy made it back up about 15 minutes before we did. Not going to say who but somebody (maybe me) had to take baby steps and stop for a few minutes every once in awhile but it was still fun!
At last, we emerge!
We all enjoyed the hike and the castle tour.
Actually, the entire day was really neat!
Part 2 soon.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone,
D~~~~
