Von Kalifornien nach Kanada und zurück
Von Kalifornien nach Kanada und zurück
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Day 3 | 08/31/2018 Lake Tahoe to Virginia City

Diterbitake: 01.09.2018

When the day starts like this, you quickly forget that it was 25 degrees colder outside than yesterday evening. We are at Lake Tahoe at an altitude of over 3,000 meters, and it can get cold at night. When we stuck our noses out the door early this morning, it was a whopping 1 degree Celsius.. brrrrr. But it was already forecasted to be 25 degrees by noon, and it was. The plan for today is to circle around Lake Tahoe and then make the next stop in Virginia City. But we already had the actual highlight earlier. Mom has been talking about her childhood memories of the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley all these days, and it was practically on the way. As a sports fan, I didn't want to miss it either. Squaw Valley, in the Sierra Nevada mountains, is incredibly beautiful and idyllic. In a valley, alongside a golf course and parking lots, there is a cozy little town that served as the base for the Olympic Village in 1960.



Today, they are geared towards tourism. We didn't have to think long when we bought tickets for the cable car up to the alpine ski resort. $49 was a good investment. The ride up was already an experience. Up there, Anne-Marie, who spoke excellent German because she had a German mother and also married a German man, told us that in winter and on holidays like Labor Day on the coming Monday or on July 4th, it's a madhouse here. Otherwise, it's more laid-back like today. Anne-Marie chauffeured me through a labyrinth of levels and various lifts, to the viewing platform, the Olympic Museum, and a restaurant. I treated myself to a delicious ice cream there. The view up here was fantastic. It must be a paradise for hikers, and for those who aren't keen on that, they can relax by the pool with cocktails...





By noon, we took the Air Tram back down because we still wanted to continue. We now left the amazingly beautiful area around Lake Tahoe and headed towards Carson City. The navigation system was supposed to show us the shortest way to Virginia City so that we could see more of the countryside and people off the freeway. Unfortunately, it led us onto a road where we had to raise the white flag.

Unpaved with deep ruts, we feared for our Pacifica. So, a little change of plans and back to the wide main road...


We then arrived in Virginia City, which was announced as a journey back in time.

A Western town that served as the backdrop for the famous Bonanza TV series. We walked up and down Main Street and peeked into everywhere. I snagged a Pepsi tin sign. Unfortunately, there was no live music anywhere, and we were running out of food because everything closes at 5:00 p.m. We were able to get three hot dogs from the Ponderosa Saloon, so dinner was saved. As for accommodation, we are staying tonight at the Virginia City Inn right at the entrance of town... a relatively newly renovated nice room with a flat-screen TV and a real shower.
Another good choice, and we can look forward to another great day. Good night and see you tomorrow.
Wangsulan