Saturday, June 9, 2001
I chat on the phone with Marcia's friend, Ralph. Patrick and I drive to Fallen Leaf Lake and find the waterfall Marcia told us about. We hike up to Lily Lake and back. We drive past the Renaissance Fair to Inspiration Point and see (from a distance) Vikingsholm Castle and the teahouse. This drive to Inspiration Point was particularly beautiful because part of the road was built along the very top of one ridge and we could see the blue, blue waters of Lake Tahoe almost directly below dizzying drops to the left and right of the car. Upon seeing two darkish-skinned boys selling jewelry masking-taped to large cloths at the Point, I first realize that there aren't very many non-white people here. On the way back, we stop for ice cream at Camp Richardson. We drive over to Stateline and check out Caesar's Palace and Harrah's just over the California-Nevada border. We dine at the Forest Buffet at Harrah's.