Long Weekend: Tahoe Monday

We came back from Yosemite a day early so I could wash my hair so we could hit the beach at Lake Tahoe on Monday before Mr. TPG's long vacay weekend ended. We did some google-ing and found a beach on the Nevada side of the lake, a short hike down from the highway. We weren't quite sure where to park to get there, but took a guess based on the cars parked on the shoulder of the road. We sure got some funny looks carrying our beach chairs, towels, and cooler down the dirt trail towards the lake. I could soon guess at least one reason for the looks - we had parked about half a mile early and thus had a slightly longer hike to get to the sandy shore. And I do mean an actual hike -- dirt trails and surrounding trees involved. But when we got there, we were pleasantly surprised. The beach was small, but there weren't too many people there. The water was warm. And the sun was perfect for tanning.

Either the actual "Secret Harbor" beach, or somewhere close.

While the beach we chose is apparently a clothing-optional beach, much like Black's Beach which stood in the shadows of my alma mater, both Mr. TPG and I stayed fully clothed. In fact, we didn't see anyone at all in their birthday suit. Hmm...maybe that's why Mr. TPG and I got weird looks as we walked down to the beach -- I believe most clothing-optional beach goers are of the older generation!

It was the perfect cherry on top of a sweet long weekend, and I don't think Mr. TPG wanted to return to work the next day. I was pretty glad that I got to rest from our "relaxing" weekend!