9.42 Mount Tallac, South Lake Tahoe, big and tough
From Tallac Peak, it tells the story more than adequately (click on picture to enlarge) 'You've got a friend' as we struggle down a tricky stone and sand slide (Thanks to Doug for photo.) Reflections—note the mountain ridge in Floating Island Lake Each day that we wake, especially if in good health, is a great blessing. Today, as we climbed up Mount Tallac we felt especially blessed. We don’t know why the feeling was so prevalent but we did not want to let it go. We suppose that one of the major challenges in life is to feel that way whether things are going along smoothly or not. Heck, we didn’t even blink an eye when we saw the carnage in our investment portfolio. We met some interesting fellows on the trail today who in their own way, added to the experience—thank you, Dave, Bill and Colonel (Doug). We can’t even give you the latter’s full name as he is in the US Air Force, intelligence division—he is very intelligent, too. On the way down, Dave showed us his he...