The Once-in-a-While
Daily News
1 Anybody lookin'?
2 Tahoe. Just sayin'.
3 With family.
4 Nothin' better.
5 Pretty daunting task, but to be honest, we're still having a ball. There are people on the beach as we speak.
6 Went to Angora with Ponch and the gang yesterday.
7 Incredible.
8 The wonder of it all.
9 This trip became somewhat a Tsunami when we first arrived. We got up and then went about doing the usual thing of moving all our stuff into a cabin that has everything located differently, and then opening a million doors looking for Cheerios.
10 I almost wound up with my pants hanging from my ears.
11 Our anchor spot up here has been Pope Beach in South Lake Tahoe. But on Saturday, they had so many people up here that everyone had to park on the highway.
12 Our group alone began at around 60, and was topping out at almost 80 people.
13 Unprecedented. AND the Beach proper took on lots of water this winter, making the place a madhouse.
14 I still got to hit some major places: The iconic Beacon, Fallen Leaf Lake pontooning, Angora and wildflowers, and I'm not sure where I'm headed today. I think I'm headed to the Ponderosa and turning right, going through Nevada and on up to Virginia City!
15 I'm in a constant hurry to relax this summer.
16 It's been fun, but it's also been a tad stressful. We've had bear sightings almost every day.
17 The other day some crazy guy came up to me while I loaded the car for the Beach. The guy was grizzly, skinny, and shifty, and he had about fifty bags of garbage on his truck.
18 "Hey, there's a mother and three bears at 13th and Gardner, man. Look at these!" He proceeded to show me two pictures: one of a bear squatting, and another of some blurry guy getting mauled by a large bear. "That bear tore the door off my car just now and mauled me!" I looked up. He didn't look the least bit mauled. Still, I was frightened because of my family, and the Beebeez AND Rocky, The Flying Dog.
19 I rested my arms on the grizzly guy's window, and relaxed, like I was talking to a neighbor.
20 He pointed at the pic of the bear squatting. "Here he is taking a s#it, man!" I'm not sure how the mother became a "he" nor did I ask.
21 I looked at the picture. "Looks like he's leaving one to me," I said.
22 He drove off, the Wild West dust flying behind whatever ancient contraption he was driving. Doom and gloom.
23 I looked down at 13th and Gardner. None of the other neighbors seemed the least bit worried. I heard two birds chirp. Somewhere a chipmunk made it fast up a tree.
24 Just at that moment, I looked up at our cross-street sign. We are at the corner of Gardner and Shady Lane.
25 You can't make that stuff up. I swear to you.
26 I got inside and reported to everyone that there might be some bears down the street. Absolutely nobody took any of it seriously, even though I was a bit jarred by that geezer.
27 Everyone went through morning rituals of waffles, bacon, coffee, and all that good stuff.
28 I'm pretty sure those bears were probably chilling at the Alpina enjoying a morning cup of Joe.
29 Ah, Tahoe. Crazies everywhere, but I guess that's the way it is.
30 I got up this morning to write this stuff, and I must say, I think the screen door was open. I hear movement as I write.
31 It is a concern. Word on the Tahoe streets has always been that the bears are not interested in human beings. The bears are interested in garbage.
32 If that's the case, they may finish up their cuppas at the Alpina and chase that geezer down to the Lake.
33 Tahoe Summer. I'm going home on Saturday. The huge amounts of people this year is more alarming than are the bears.
34 Ya gotta love it.
35 Well, It's something like 6:24 a.m. around these parts. I've been writing and gathering pictures for this nonsense for just about an hour now. The entire house is asleep. The morning is peeking at me through the blinds, demanding my presence.
36 Ironically, I've yet to see a sunrise this year. Traditionally, my daughter Nicole and I would get up and head for Eagle Falls, which is a great sunrise area that overlooks the majestic Emerald Bay, almost the poster gal that defines Tahoe.
37 Coley has to keep after Li'l Jack, that sweet little guy in the blue hat, above. You have my permission to scroll up.
38 Keeping him asleep is important. So getting up early and heading out to Eagle Falls isn't as easy as it used to be. We would hit 7/11 for some bad coffee and tepid chocolate and spend over an hour enjoying the mornings. I'm sure we'll probably be able to do that when Jack gets a little older.
39 I have had times when I've gone up alone, but it's never quite the same. I enjoy taking pictures of my shadow when I do that.
40 It's still really quiet. Every second I think of another place up here I want to see before I depart on Saturday.
41 I still want to hit the little beach next to the Corleone mansion just up the road a piece.
42 A few years ago I went to the street just left of the mansion and I discovered that there was a free beach right there.
43 Looks like property people have turned it into a bunch of condos. Man. That used to be my personal little secret beach. You could row out on a raft and get the above view.
44 Times change. I don't even want to post the official name of the place, even though most people know it, or can access it.
45 Well, that's Tahoe. Getting a bit too big for its britches, but it is STILL amazing. And I'm still loving it, and I hope my kids and grandkids will love it evermore.
46 Gottago.
47 No Li'l Beebies awake yet, and I just may be able to launch this today.
48 But I gottago. I just looked into the other room and everyone was awake. I don't think they knew I was awake, so starts the day!
49 See you again.
50 Live life.
51 Love life.
52 Peace.
10 I almost wound up with my pants hanging from my ears.
11 Our anchor spot up here has been Pope Beach in South Lake Tahoe. But on Saturday, they had so many people up here that everyone had to park on the highway.
12 Our group alone began at around 60, and was topping out at almost 80 people.
13 Unprecedented. AND the Beach proper took on lots of water this winter, making the place a madhouse.
14 I still got to hit some major places: The iconic Beacon, Fallen Leaf Lake pontooning, Angora and wildflowers, and I'm not sure where I'm headed today. I think I'm headed to the Ponderosa and turning right, going through Nevada and on up to Virginia City!
15 I'm in a constant hurry to relax this summer.
16 It's been fun, but it's also been a tad stressful. We've had bear sightings almost every day.
17 The other day some crazy guy came up to me while I loaded the car for the Beach. The guy was grizzly, skinny, and shifty, and he had about fifty bags of garbage on his truck.
18 "Hey, there's a mother and three bears at 13th and Gardner, man. Look at these!" He proceeded to show me two pictures: one of a bear squatting, and another of some blurry guy getting mauled by a large bear. "That bear tore the door off my car just now and mauled me!" I looked up. He didn't look the least bit mauled. Still, I was frightened because of my family, and the Beebeez AND Rocky, The Flying Dog.
19 I rested my arms on the grizzly guy's window, and relaxed, like I was talking to a neighbor.
20 He pointed at the pic of the bear squatting. "Here he is taking a s#it, man!" I'm not sure how the mother became a "he" nor did I ask.
21 I looked at the picture. "Looks like he's leaving one to me," I said.
22 He drove off, the Wild West dust flying behind whatever ancient contraption he was driving. Doom and gloom.
23 I looked down at 13th and Gardner. None of the other neighbors seemed the least bit worried. I heard two birds chirp. Somewhere a chipmunk made it fast up a tree.
24 Just at that moment, I looked up at our cross-street sign. We are at the corner of Gardner and Shady Lane.
25 You can't make that stuff up. I swear to you.
27 Everyone went through morning rituals of waffles, bacon, coffee, and all that good stuff.
28 I'm pretty sure those bears were probably chilling at the Alpina enjoying a morning cup of Joe.
29 Ah, Tahoe. Crazies everywhere, but I guess that's the way it is.
30 I got up this morning to write this stuff, and I must say, I think the screen door was open. I hear movement as I write.
31 It is a concern. Word on the Tahoe streets has always been that the bears are not interested in human beings. The bears are interested in garbage.
32 If that's the case, they may finish up their cuppas at the Alpina and chase that geezer down to the Lake.
33 Tahoe Summer. I'm going home on Saturday. The huge amounts of people this year is more alarming than are the bears.
34 Ya gotta love it.
35 Well, It's something like 6:24 a.m. around these parts. I've been writing and gathering pictures for this nonsense for just about an hour now. The entire house is asleep. The morning is peeking at me through the blinds, demanding my presence.
36 Ironically, I've yet to see a sunrise this year. Traditionally, my daughter Nicole and I would get up and head for Eagle Falls, which is a great sunrise area that overlooks the majestic Emerald Bay, almost the poster gal that defines Tahoe.
37 Coley has to keep after Li'l Jack, that sweet little guy in the blue hat, above. You have my permission to scroll up.
38 Keeping him asleep is important. So getting up early and heading out to Eagle Falls isn't as easy as it used to be. We would hit 7/11 for some bad coffee and tepid chocolate and spend over an hour enjoying the mornings. I'm sure we'll probably be able to do that when Jack gets a little older.
39 I have had times when I've gone up alone, but it's never quite the same. I enjoy taking pictures of my shadow when I do that.
40 It's still really quiet. Every second I think of another place up here I want to see before I depart on Saturday.
41 I still want to hit the little beach next to the Corleone mansion just up the road a piece.
The Corleone mansion on the western end
of the Lake.
43 Looks like property people have turned it into a bunch of condos. Man. That used to be my personal little secret beach. You could row out on a raft and get the above view.
44 Times change. I don't even want to post the official name of the place, even though most people know it, or can access it.
45 Well, that's Tahoe. Getting a bit too big for its britches, but it is STILL amazing. And I'm still loving it, and I hope my kids and grandkids will love it evermore.
46 Gottago.
47 No Li'l Beebies awake yet, and I just may be able to launch this today.
48 But I gottago. I just looked into the other room and everyone was awake. I don't think they knew I was awake, so starts the day!
49 See you again.
50 Live life.
51 Love life.
52 Peace.
fin.
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