The waterfall at Emerald Bay

So I kind of have this fascination with the sound of water in nature. Who knew?

This first video was taken from a lookout point that Gracie and I climbed up to.



This second one is from when I hiked up close to the waterfall. Gracie couldn't make that hike, too many big rocks. But it wore me out.

South Lake Tahoe

I didn't expect it to happen this quickly, but another city has entered the race for favorite place along the Chisum Trail. That's right, I'm creating my own Chisum Trail. There's that other one, but it's spelled funny and has nothing to do with this blog.

This city is pretty damn cool. I had to switch hotel rooms today so I had an entire day for Gracie and I to fill. And that we did. Check out some of these pictures.

The beach across the street from my hotel.
That sign = no fun

The last three taken on the way up to Emerald Bay

Taken at Emerald Bay


I saw that waterfall from a distance and had to get closer

And did, it was AMAZING!

I then went into town to watch the Mavs' game 3.


I was nervous because I hadn't really seen the Mavs show any heart at all in the previous 2 games. But, Dirk took care of business, and spit some serious glass at the hornets' ass. Let's see if they can do the same thing Sunday.

The original glass spitter, Elliott Richards

Las Vegas to South Lake Tahoe

You should all know I've grown tired of the desert. I wasn't upset at all to leave all the sand and lack of green. If that was the case, South Lake Tahoe was not a bad place to end up.

Here are some pictures from the drive. The first set is all in Nevada, starting right outside of Las Vegas. HBK and I once played golf at Paiute Golf Club near where the first picture was taken. It's only a few minutes outside Las Vegas, and yet not may people venture off the strip.


These were all taken once I crossed into California.


This last one was taken just before I got into Tahoe. I've been here almost 24hrs now and it is unbelievable. I spent the entire day out at the lake, but now I'm off to watch the Mavs try to salvage some pride. Or maybe it's just my pride, not sure. Regardless, I will post more about Tahoe later, and I promise you don't want to miss it.

We're going to give big daddy the old rainman sweep...

Not so much. I had a lot of time on the road to think about how I was going to finance my entire trip with my blackjack winnings. Stop at a bunch of casinos all along my trip making a few grand at each place. Probably be picked up on the blackjack tour and then, well, you can see how much time I had. Instead, I lost my $50 before I even got the free beer I ordered when I first sat down. Lame. But it was nice to have the dream while it lasted.

The guy that took all my money

I walked the some of the strip, but I've been to Vegas about 8 times now so it's all been seen. I stayed 2 nights so I could have a day out of the car and get laundry done, etc. The 2nd night I went downtown since I had never been in all those previous visits. What did I learn? Big mistake, pal. Good times.

Fremont St. during the day

A few of the classics

A new so far...

By popular demand (well, really just Layno from Plano), here is an updated map.

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