woke up this morning at 4am in Reno, NV. I went with Alex to Lake Tahoe this weekend, then Reno, and flew home this morning. He's probably partway across the Nevada desert by now. Kinda crazy, if you think about it.
We had a great last weekend together. Stayed last night at the Peppermill, which was surprisingly nice, for a casino. Lost $40 in Blackjack, rolled craps dice for the first time, and had a most excellent steak dinner. You can't quite see it in the photo, but there are actually life-size mechanical animals in the pool area. When we arrived, gale-force winds were making whitecaps in the warm pool and the bear was growling...
Yesterday we hiked the Rubicon trail in west Lake Tahoe. Stunning. Alex went on a bit after I stopped for a post-prandial snooze on the beach. He did a bit of rock scrambling and saw a brown bear, hanging out. Then, a bit more scrambling.
Stayed Sat at Tahoe Lake Cottages in Tahoma, ate at Gar Woods, and had a nice hike in Desolation Wilderness, where I got bitten by a pinecone. (We were using them for batting practice and a pointy one opened up my middle finger. Ouch!) For future reference, Cedar Glen Cottages looked like a nice spot to stay.
On Friday I took Alex out for a last night on the town. Met him at the Top of the Mark for drinks, took the cable car to Town Hall for dinner, and then walked the labrynth at Grace Cathedral. San Francisco was at her best.
Alex and I said goodbye this morning. He left his beard, his prayer flags, and his keyboard in California. (I may learn to play this summer.) Me? I've got my heart traveling east through the Nevada desert at the moment. It's okay. I'll survive.
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