To Lake Tahoe
We only had a short run from Reno to The Lake so we had a leisurely start. We arrived before lunch and had no difficulty finding a reasonably priced motel on the South Tahoe strip around the lake. I hasten to add that it is not lakeside accommodation as they are well out of our class. However the bakery rated as the best in South Tahoe is just two doors along and i have

made the trip for lunch yesterday and breakfast today.
On the way here we stopped over in Carson City, the Nevada State  Capital. Bob had read that it was worth a visit. It was certainly a contrast to Reno with a gracious old centre of administrative and business buildings. An interesting feature was that there was plenty of free parking which make the stop over user friendly. We had a stroll around the city centre and then went on our way.
The scenery on the approach to the Lake and once we had topped the 7100+foot pass was beautiful. The Lake is huge and very deep having been ice formed. The proud local claim is that it is blue and clear enough to see a white dinner plate on the bottom at 70 feet. The surrounding mountains still have quite a lot of snow and the pines go right down to the edge so the contrast of rugged peaks and the lower level pines should make some great photos. We walked down to the two beach areas near us that are accessible to the poor public like us. They were busy but not impossibly so. We had tried to pull into a parking area near a recommended bay and found it was a private resort area and that we would have to pay $10 to park.  Needless to say Bob declined to pay this for a half hour stop over. The day was a bit cloudy so not as good for photos. We will be exploring today and the sky is clear so I hope to get some good views along the way. I will attach photos of the Peppermill which is typical of the Reno casinos.