The Adventure Continues - Reno

I left St. Paul early Monday for Reno, Nv via Las Vegas and Phoenix. THe flight left at 7am and the shuttle came at 4:30am. I hate mornings. Once at the airport I got some coffe but I managed to spill itall over the place. Fortunately it was Caribou coffee and there was a Starbucks just arond the corner from my departure gate. I got to Vegas and had a 3 hour layover then flew to Phoenix and had a layover plus the plane was 45 minutes late. I got into Reno about 4pm

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I spent with my Dad, his wife, my sister and her husband. I haven't seen them I many, many years and we spent some time catching up.

On Tuesday we drove from Reno down to Lake Tahoe & drove all the way around it. It is very pretty there. The lake is very clear and the California side is very nice except the South Shore which is very overdeveloped. You can tell when you leave Nevada, the casinos stop.

We got out at Emerald Bay, which is a very picturesque area overlooking a small island. We took some pics (on my dad's camera, when he sends them to me I will post them) and continued on up around the California side. 

On Wednesday, my sister & brother-in-law left for home in Colorado and my Dad & I drove up to Quincy Ca, so he could pay the taxes on his gold mine claim!. Its not really a mine, but he has a nice chunk of land near Prattville, Ca & Lake Almanor.

The mine claim is down a gravel switchback almost to the bottom of a ravine near a stream. He uses a back hoe to dig out the old river bed and then sifts it out using a machine. He does get a little gold, which he saves. Its his way of staying busy in his retirement. It is very peacful and quiet there, although he said he saw a bear not to long ago and has shot quite a few rattlesnakes.

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