Arrival at Tallac

Left Canby Wednesday morning.  Klamath Falls by 5pm.  Left KF about 9am.  Lunch at a general store in Litchfield , CA.  Fueled at our usual spot a Maverick store on the north edge of Reno and then through Reno and to the new elevated highway onto Carson City.  Highway 50 goes partially around Carson and ends adbruptly forcing drivers to travel local streets to get to old Hwy 395/50 which runs thru the city central.  Carson City is nice sized; not too big but possessing all the necessary big stores that we feel we need.
  From Carson Hwy 50 turns west and immediately climbs the mountain to get to Lake Tahoe.  After about 8 miles of 5-6% grade, the summit of the pass is crested at 7100 feet, then you descend to get to the lake which is at 6300.  The drive along the east side of the lake has lots of views of the lake with the snow covered mountains on the west side.  This year the snow level is markedly less, signaling trouble to come this summer.  The edge of the lake is almost entirely inhabited so progress around the lake depends on the time of day and the time of year.  Summer can be slow.
   We made good time and arrived at our rv site about 4:15.  Part of the set-up was done in a snow rain mix which seemed totally appropriate.  But we are here, and set up ready to go.
    This morning I took the dogs on a morning walk down to the stream that flows from Fallen Leaf Lake into Lake Tahoe.  Mollie knew the way.  Quam enjoyed learning the new sights and smells.
We listened to a woodpecker playing bongos on a tree trunk.  The mountain chickadee sang his "Cheese Burger" song in the distance.  The sun shown on Mount Tallac.  It was a great way to start the day.