Lake Tahoe to Virginia City

Lake Tahoe
 A recreational playground summer and winter

We had both forgotten how beautiful this country is, you know lots of people complain about the US and even us having to hang out in LA for 3 days waiting for the bike, but the countryside here is stunning.  Riding high up into the mountain air on a beautiful sunny day, it dosn't get much better than this.  The forest provided us with its own perfume of Scotch Pine, the heat from the sun sent aromatic waves past us as we rode by, i really believe that nature provides the very best medicine for us it is beautiful up here today.

The road around the lake took us up to some stunning vistas

I had no idea that Lake Tahoe was so large, it is just like a mini Whistler in South Lake Tahoe, same architecture, similar shops, its a ski hill so gondala's hanging around, mountain bikers very much like Whistler.
We stayed in S Tahoe but if i go again which im sure we will i would stay around the west side of the lake, its a bit quieter but still beautiful.

The weather was perfect again

The lake is shared by California and Nevada
and as soon as you get into Nevada the gambling starts

The old town of Virginia City
Like stepping back in time

Its kind of sad that the US government dont fund the rebuilding of this city, but instead there are signs up saying "stop open pit mining" apparantly the mining companies want to open pit mine so close to the town that it would destroy their town, can you imagine the US Government letting that happen!!  Its a heritage to their country and it would be sad to see it disappear, the fact that we seem to value the $$$$ rather than care about the people of the town sucks, they are barily making ends meet, the town is looking quite run down.

Not always a good thing

Some of the old town homes could really do with a fix up!!

And while we were there John came
in for a drink

So many bars in town

Outside our lovely hotel

It must have been a good business in this town
back in the day

But we didn't fancy having a drink here

Virginia City is a fun place to visit overnight, do some shopping, grab some candies as they seem to sell tonnes here, and check out the local bars, if its a good coffee you want then maybe its not this town for that as we were told that people dont ask for coffee here its too hot and it was hot!