I met up with hubby when he was on a work trip. I flew down and met up with him night of July 11.
The next morning we got our rental car and off we went.
Our first stop was in Carson City at the:
Nevada State Railroad Museum
2180 S Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701
*I dont recall how much we got in for free with our military ID. We did give a donation.
wow so happy we stopped and got directions for good place to eat.
Red's Old 395 Grill
1055 S Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701
Wow that was amazing lip smacking finger licking good. With full belly off we go down to Lake Tahoe.
We drove around the whole lake.
Did you Know: It's 72 miles around the lake and takes three hours if you don't do anything but drive.
15 Fun Facts about Lake Tahoe
1. Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S. with a depth of 1,645 ft (501 m).
2. At its longest and widest, Lake Tahoe measures 22 miles (35 km) by 12 miles (19km).
3. The shoreline circumference of the lake is 72 miles (116km).
4. The average surface elevation is 6,225 ft (1,897 m) above sea level.
5. Lake Tahoe is 2/3 in California and 1/3 in the state of Nevada.
6. There are 63 tributaries draining into Lake Tahoe with only one outlet at the Truckee River in Tahoe City.
7. The sun shines at Lake Tahoe for 75% of the year, or 274 days.
8. At lake level, annual snowfall averages 125 inches. At alpine skiing elevations, the snowfall averages 600 inches per year.
9. At the surface, Lake Tahoe’s water temperature varies from 41 to 68 degrees F. Below a depth of 600 to 700 ft, the water remains a constant 39 degrees.
10. If you were to pour Lake Tahoe out onto an area the size of California, the water would still be 14 inches (36 cm) deep.
11. The amount of water in Lake Tahoe (39 trillion gallons) is enough to supply each person in the U.S. with 50 gallons of water per day for 5 years.
12. The amount of water that evaporates from the Lake each day (330 million gallons) could supply a city the size of Los Angeles for 5 years.
13. The water is 99.994% pure, making it one of the purest large lakes in the world. For comparison, commercially distilled water is 99.998% pure.
14. Lake Tahoe is over 2 million years old. Tahoe is considered an ancient lake and is counted among the 20 oldest lakes in the world.
15. Year-round resident population is 53,000. Total population can reach 300,000 on peak days. About three million people visit Lake Tahoe each year. This is comparable to the numbers of visitors to Grand Canyon National Park (3.2 million) and Yellowstone National Park (2.7 million).
when the drive was done we went back to airport to return the car and got bus to hotel.
Next morning we got off and back to air port hubby went one way to continue work trip and I went the other way back home.
This was a carry on but i spaced and did not get photos oppose my bad.
get out and explore even if it is for one day:)
