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Sugar Pine Point State Park

Looking for a little West Shore Lake Tahoe fun? Late summer/early fall is one of our favorite times to head to Lake Tahoe.  The temps are perfect and the crowds are minimal.  Today we are taking a look at CA State Park, Sugar Pine Point and the Ehrman Mansion on the West Shore. Sugar Pine Point Park […]

Emerald Bay | Lake Tahoe

We have so many favorite hikes in Lake Tahoe, but this hike to Emerald Bay is an especially nice one in the shoulder seasons of spring and fall.  I will never tire of this approach and view overlooking Fannette Island at the center of Emerald Bay, the only island in all of Lake Tahoe.  You […]

Five Lakes | Hiking with Kids

Hiking with Kids Hiking with kids is truly one of our favorite family pastimes.  We’ve hiked parts of the Napali Coast, Waimea Canyon, Mt. Tam, Santa Cruz Mountains, Desolation Wilderness, Pacific Crest Trail, The Grand Canyon, Sedona, National Parks and State Parks all over Northern California.  We start the kids as soon as they can be […]

Family Getaway | Lake Tahoe

We are finally out of the woods, {pun intended}.  Since 2002, I’ve either been pregnant or caring for a little one on the sidelines while my husband, then husband and son, and then husband, son, and daughter head up the mountain.  This winter two huge things have happened – We are once and for all, […]