25 August 2011
Adam and I sent Miriam off to work, saddled up the mounts, set Susan to “shortest route” mode to get some back road riding, and headed in the general direction of Lake Tahoe.
We did get some interesting back road experiences and eventually ended up in the quaint little mining town Downieville for lunch. Heading east out of Downieville on 49 we crested the pass to a panoramic view of the valley.This has been another great twisty road, perfect for motorbike riding.
We picked up 89 south to Nevada and the north shore of Lake Tahoe, and joined the queue of traffic heading down the east shore of the lake. The shore of the lake seems to be completely developed with expensive private homes and gated communities, lots of stoplights and lots of traffic. Although the lake and surrounds are beautiful, the excess of upscale humanity was a bit much.
At the south end of the lake we passed the strip of casinos on the Nevada side and got a cheap motel just across the border back in California. We found a great beach bar type pub on the main drag and had a good meal followed by some good live acoustic music.
Americana for the day: free wifi almost everywhere – restaurants, motels, bike dealers, fast food joints, malls, libraries
Photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/T.Micheal.Young/USA201102
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