Friday, September 10, 2010

Bishop...but first

We had a very hard time deciding where to spend our spring break. We talked of Vegas and St. George, but I was heading there within 2 weeks to climb with some other friends, Joe's was being bombarded with wetness, and everyone was too broke to go to the Red. Where could we go that was warm, dry, and where we could run into someone we knew?....Bishop! Hannah, Mayla, and I packed up the car and headed towards sunny California. We made a quick 3 day visit to Hannah's father's house near Placerville, CA on the way. We drove 13 hours the scenic way around Lake Tahoe. I have never been to Tahoe before, it was quite impressive. We got to drive through the Cave Rock, a place that I have always wanted to climb at, but is now closed. There is quite a scene in Tahoe, with all the people running around, skiing, vacation, spas, casinos, and just spending money. I would like to go back sometime during the summer and check out some of the climbing there.
Tahoe


  
One of our days there, Hannah's father (Bill), took us to Sacramento and showed us around the old part of town by the river. Great place, lots of culture and tons of old little shops. We stopped and checked out Coloma on the way back to Placerville. Coloma was where gold was first discovered in California and where people flocked to during the gold rush.


   Old Sac Town



    So green around Coloma




It was a great that we got to spend a few days with Hannah's family and I'm glad that her sister was able to make it up to see here. I hope she gets out of California before it goes bankrupt. Good times and I know we will be back that way soon, but onwards to Bishop.

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