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Pool and spa instructions

Updated 30 March 2025

Instructions for the home pool Instructions for the home spa Instructions for heavy rain at the home pool/spa

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With pandemic waning, families get together

With the Covid-19 pandemic easing up a bit, and with Mom and Dad now vaccinated, we have been able to conduct a few family visits. Here are some photos:

Eating dinner under the willow tree

Diane and Chrissy pull a concrete wall apart at a gun emplacement

The Marin

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Christmas 2020

It has been a tough year: a nasty presidential campaign, an even nastier post-election situation, a recession, and, of course, a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic that has changed every aspect of our lives. What a relief that the year is coming to a close!

But in spite of the troubles, we managed to celebrate Christmas, united in

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Chrissy finishes the Unita Highline trail

Chrissy just finished an epic adventure, completing the 98-mile Unita Highline trail. According to Chrissy, she “saw moose, elk, deer, a mountain goat, pack goats, sheep, marmots, picas, an osprey, a grouse and more.” Along the way, she “learned to read weather, faint signs of human travel (the most we could make of the trail

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June 2020 at Tahoe

Many of us just completed a very nice one-week get-together at Tahoe. One highlight was a double birthday party for Clementine and Diane. Here are some photos:

Beckett catches a fish

Rachelle’s frog

Linda’s trifle (yum!)

Striking cloud formation above the lagoon

Jonas, Holland, Chrissy

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Christmas 2019 at Tahoe

Many of us were able to assemble at Tahoe for to celebrate Christmas in the snow. Here are some photos. More may be added later.

Forest view

Walking on water at the Lagoon

Building (or at least decorating) a snowman

Clementine and Beckett equipped for snowshoeing

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Thanksgiving snow at Tahoe

Linda, myself, Diane and Alberto just completed a very enjoyable visit at the cabin (ok, the drive back was long, but everything else was nice). Here are some photos:

Morning view of forest beyond fence.

Diane, Alberto and Linda starting a cross-country ski hike.

Diane, David and Linda at

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Tahoe lakes and trails

Updated: 24 September 2025

The South Lake Tahoe area is blessed with numerous hiking trails, many of them to gorgeous lakes and scenic vistas in the the El Dorado National Forest and the Desolation Wilderness. Below is a catalogue of many of these trails. How many more beautiful lakes and gorgeous scenic spots are there

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Tahoe-fest 2019

Here are some photos from our get-together:

Adam, Felicity, Michelle, Matilda, Glendon and Linda watch the 4th of July parade

Adam, Matilda, Glendon and Felicity kayak on the Upper Truckee River

Felicity and Linda on Fallen Leaf Lake

Mt Tallac with meadow and geese in foreground

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Restaurants, retail outlets and medical facilities

NEARBY RESTAURANTS, RETAIL OUTLETS AND MEDICAL FACILITIES Updated: 25 June 2025

Here are some selected restaurants, retail outlets and medical facilities in South Lake Tahoe, mostly near the Hwy 50-89 intersection (note: prices may be higher than estimates below). Links are included below for most restaurants so you can see their menus.

1. Restaurants:

Burger

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