KGB’s 40th: South Lake Tahoe

 

KGB’s 40^th: South Lake Tahoe

Wednesday 16^th:  

·         Fly in and get to Tahoe’s Lakeshore Lodge Spa.  We have rented a car and so has Jeff and Matt so we'll need to coordinate flight times so we can try to get everyone in our rentals.  

      Other options: Reno Airport has shuttle options and public bus (South Tahoe Airporter) that run about $30 per person.  Uber/Taxi will cost approx. $125.  Settle into room, explore the grounds.  Pool/beach/live music. 

      Check out Heavenly Village and ride the Gondola and potential magic show at Loft Theatre 7pm (could early dinner here, but if we do the magic show we need to eat first, its not a dinner show)

·         Dinner Options: Social House Craft Sandwiches (they don't do reservations) which is the same place as the Speakeasy below.  Many good options in this area, BaseCamp Pizza, Mexican,etc.

·         Speakeasy - Make sure you don't overdo it the first night people! 

 

Thursday 17^th:  Hike/Paddle Board

·         Vikingsholm (1 mile) – Easy hike down, but steep coming back up.  Can check out VikingCastle and rent paddleboards/kayaks to paddle out to Fannette Island. 

·         Rubicon Hike – Scenic 5 Mile hike that goes between Emerald Bay St Park and DL Bliss St Park.  Will need to coordinate how much walking we want to do (there and back is 10 miles).  There are options, people can stay on the beach area while others hike, etc. Also an option to get a sandwich at wherever we have breakfast that morning and eat somewhere along our hike.

·         SUP Tahoe to rent Paddleboards/Kayak, but this place is in town so you take the paddleboard in your car to your destination (they install roof racks to transport).  Other options are lakeside, like Action Watersports.

·         Tahoe Cruises – Sunset Cruise 6:30 – 8:30 ($120 person) (Ski Run Marina).  Restrooms on board, full bar.  BOOKED

·         Dinner: Riva which is right next to the Marina we will return to.  (Hopefully we don't give them the Fisher's treatment)  BOOKED 8:30pm

 

Friday 18^th: Clear Kayaking

·      Guided Clear Kayak from Clearly Tahoe  (Adult Single $219, Double $318) (more like canoes than kayaks, with a very flat bottom and are almost impossible to tip over. (4 hours total time, 3 hour activity, sounds like they take you out on a bigger boat to a certain area and put you in a kayak and do guided tour). There are also many places that are first come first serve on the various beaches to kayak or paddleboard. Need to decide if we want to book guide tour or just rent our own. 

·         Other option: Tahoe Paddle Sports: 1.5hr option to clear kayak Cave Rock

·         Lakeview Social for lunch

·         Afternoon Brewery hop, explore town or take a nap

·         Dinner: Bistro at Edgewood  BOOKED 6:30pm (they have to break us up into 3 tables right next to each other)

·         Casino Night: Half a mile to Lucky Beaver Bar, Casinos

 

Saturday 19^th: E-Bike

·         E-Bikes (Pine Nut, Anderson’s)  $30 per day for standard up to $115 for full suspension.  There’s a bike path that runs parallel to Emerald Bay Rd that you can ride to Pope Beach.  Need to figure out where else we want to go since we will have the bikes for the whole day.  There are some trails you cannot ride bikes on (ie Rubicon).  Pine Nut is 4 blocks from the biggest bike trail system on Lake Tahoe.  There's a few different options for bikes, i'm thinking we have each person reserve their own and pick the type of bike they want.  

·         Dinner: Nice Italian (Scusa/Izabella’s) Reservations BOOKED at Scusa 7pm

 

Sunday 20th Leave for airport, review life choices.

 

Appendix/Notes:

 

Hikes/Misc:

Cave Rock

Maggie’s Peak – best hike in area, 3-4 hours, only two mils but 1,600 ft elevation, switchbacks, etc

Vikingshom (1m) with 600 ft elevation, very steep uphill return hike.  Parking is difficult because it’s popular. Can also park at Lower Eagle Falls Trailhead and walk Vikingshom parking lot.  Also, nearby is Lower Eagle Falls trailhead. Some people do Vikingshom, Lower Eagle Falls and Rubicon all at the same time (7.4m).

Fallen Leaf Lake (2.5m)

Cascade Falls (2m)

Eagle Falls

Valhalla Pier (famous public pier)

Heavenly Village (shops, live music, drinks, can take gondola up to resort $115 per person, there's a place to get off half way through and take in views, have drinks, etc)

 

Breakfast:

Red Hut

Jimmy’s at the Landing

 

Local Coffee/Pastry:

Alpine Coffee

Clyde’s

Free Bird Chai

Cuppa Tahoe

 

Bars:

Cocktail Corner

Whiskey Dicks

Emerald Bay Bar and Grill

South of North Brewery

 Tipsy Putt- Seems like Top Golf but with Putt Putt (also many Breweries nearby)

 

Lunches:

Sonney’s BBQ

Tahoe Aleworx

Beacon Bar and Grill

Sprouts Cafe

 

Other Dinner options:

Boathouse On The Pier don't take reservations during the summer

Loft Theatre

 

 

Tips for packing: I can get cold at night, so especially for our sunset cruise you will want layers/jacket.  It is not like Memphis in July, it can get in the 40’s at night.  The water is also cold (65-70 degrees), even in the summer, but it will feel good when we are hot.

Make sure you get your REAL ID if you don't have it.  Supposedly you'll need it to fly now:

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