Hiked to a waterfall!
My dear husband and I took a day to hike up to one of our favorite spots at nearby Lake Tahoe. The trailhead is at Bayview Campground and the parking can be tricky. We caught someone as they were leaving and got a spot in the shade.
The trail is not steep or very long but there are sections that are covered in granite rocks that you need to scramble up on or over or around. There are plenty of spots to stop and take in the view as you hike along.
We hiked to the Cascade Falls and then sat and just enjoyed each other's company and the solitude for awhile.
The wildflowers were blooming along the trail and this one was abundant.
You actually hike to the top of the waterfall so there isn't a really great place to take a shot of the whole waterfall at one time. Here is a section of it.
We hiked back down the trail in the late afternoon and then made our way over to Tallac Historic Site to have a picnic (including a special slice of cheesecake for each of us).
I worked in my nature journal recording the wildflowers we saw earlier and my husband did some reading until we decided we better take an after dinner walk to burn off some of the picnic calories. I love the long hours of a summer evening and this time we found a place that I want to bring the kids back to.
This promenade in the middle of the forest was the connecting sidewalk between two turn-of-the-twentieth-century hotels. The hotels are long gone but the promenade remains. We tried to imagine what it would have been like to stay at one of the hotels way back then.
It was a perfect anniversary day....hope to do it again sometime!
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
