Is Lake Tahoe magical, or what?Why hasn’t anyone written about it?
Why hasn’t everyone written about it?
Even as a little girl, I knew how special was. So of course I wanted to share it with my own kids.
Last July, we vacationed in South Lake Tahoe, one day after volunteer evacuations from the neighborhood in which we’d rented a home. Just down the street, big, beautiful houses had burned to the ground during the Angora fires.
It could have been sad.
But it wasn’t.
Instead, there was a spirit of gratitude. Gratitude!
Huge “Thank You!” signs decorated the woodsy city, and we got into a nightclub for free during “Bring Your Own Firefighter” Night.
A year after the fire, South Lake Tahoe is reborn. Entire neighborhoods are reconstructed, and Indian Paintbrushes sprout from the ashes.
South Lake’s moving forward is inspiring. But this trip was also a going back for us—an opportunity to revisit the previous 52 weeks.
Our nine year-old daughter was diagnosed with a mild form of epilepsy, I finished my second novel, and my husband completed his probation at the fire department. We had made some fun family memories—like my dad’s 60th birthday party, and our groovy Fourth of July float—and probably sunk a bit deeper in debt.
Mostly, we’re thankful to have had those days together.
When we dive into the emerald waters next summer, who knows what the year will have brought?
For the article I wrote on last summer’s Tahoe visit, please see www.dailytidings.com/2007/0714/stories/0718_bp_tahoe.php
Even as a little girl, I knew how special was. So of course I wanted to share it with my own kids.
Last July, we vacationed in South Lake Tahoe, one day after volunteer evacuations from the neighborhood in which we’d rented a home. Just down the street, big, beautiful houses had burned to the ground during the Angora fires.
It could have been sad.
But it wasn’t.
Instead, there was a spirit of gratitude. Gratitude!
Huge “Thank You!” signs decorated the woodsy city, and we got into a nightclub for free during “Bring Your Own Firefighter” Night.
A year after the fire, South Lake Tahoe is reborn. Entire neighborhoods are reconstructed, and Indian Paintbrushes sprout from the ashes.
South Lake’s moving forward is inspiring. But this trip was also a going back for us—an opportunity to revisit the previous 52 weeks.
Our nine year-old daughter was diagnosed with a mild form of epilepsy, I finished my second novel, and my husband completed his probation at the fire department. We had made some fun family memories—like my dad’s 60th birthday party, and our groovy Fourth of July float—and probably sunk a bit deeper in debt.
Mostly, we’re thankful to have had those days together.
When we dive into the emerald waters next summer, who knows what the year will have brought?
For the article I wrote on last summer’s Tahoe visit, please see www.dailytidings.com/2007/0714/stories/0718_bp_tahoe.php
3 comments:
I'd forgotten what a beautiful article that was! I remember reading it in the Tidings and wanting their staff writers to produce material that good.
Great post AND great Tidings article! I'm going to have to hit Tahoe one of these summers.
Ah, Tahoe...
Every time I go there, which is often, I find myself wondering why people bother to go to abroad.
Sometime, try the sleepier West Shore.
A truly magical place!
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