Part Four - Lake Tahoe

After our night stop in Jamestown, which included a milk-less cereal breakfast, we left for our next stop, Lake Tahoe. The drive was again very scenic, and included a lunch stop overlooking a pretty impressive view. Once we got to South Tahoe we followed the road around the lake as we were staying in the northwest. The road was very twisty with some steep hills. There were very good views of the lake though. After arriving at our motel and chilling out for a bit we headed out for dinner at a Thai restaurant and then back to bed. 

The next day was to be spent at the lake. After arriving at the car park, half an hour back towards the south, only to be told it was cash only, we had to drive until we found a nearby ATM. Eventually we arrived back at the car park for Emerald Bay. This was an extremely nice area which we were recommended. It was a bit of a walk down to the water but it was worth it. We sat watching the water and chilling in the sun. Afterwards we went back to the car and headed to a park a bit further around the lake as it was included in our parking price. This spot was arguably nicer. It had a nice beach, was quiet and a good view of the lake. After, we headed back to the car and made our way up the long road which led to the main road. It was here where we came across another car stopped. After initially thinking they had broken down we passed slowly and noticed they were taking photos. It was only Emily's scream which made me stop to see what was going on. By the side of the road, picking at some bark was a brown bear. It was quite small so probably a baby, but we were seeing a bear in the wild which we never thought we would. It was all quite surreal. After taking some photos we then headed back to the motel, before heading out for a Mexican. 

We both enjoyed our stop in Lake Tahoe, it's extremely calm, quiet and picturesque, but it was time to move on to our next destination, San Francisco.