Hippocleides Doesn't Care

Going to Truckee with Yum this morning. We’ll be back in four days. It’s supposed to snow and/or rain the whole time we’re up there. Ahhh, it’s going to be so beautiful! I hope to make it over to Lake Tahoe (since it’s only 20 minutes away) to take in the scenery. Doesn’t look like [...]

Tags: Lake Tahoe, skiing, snow, Truckee, yum

Cold. Wet. Rainy. Foggy. Cloudy. Cold. Drove up Wednesday. Tried fishing some of the very small creeks around our campsite. No luck. Built a roaring fire to fend off the wet cold. Bundled up and spent the night shivering in our tent. 30 degrees. Ice on the ground in the morning. No fishing? Colder than [...]

Tags: Auburn, California, Cascades, Grass Valley, highway 395, highway 89, Lake Almanor, Lake Tahoe, Lake Topaz, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mount Shasta, Nevada, Quincy, Sierra Nevada, Truckee, yum

When I was a kid, highway 80 was the road to fun. I would get sooo excited when we made that turn off 680 north and onto 80 east. Because I knew that we were on our way to do something really cool. I knew that we were going to Walt’s cabin in Truckee, or [...]

Tags: Chico, drinking, fun, highway 80, Lake Tahoe, Reno, Roseville, Scott, skiing, Truckee, Vacaville, yum