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We have discovered Sous's cryptonite: cover her with hot laundry and she is instantly immobilized. Here's a car blanket fresh from the dryer.
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Leslie was responsible for road snacks. The idea was to satisfy hunger without JUST eating crispy tacos from The Bell. Here is chapter one: homemade chex mix.
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A giant bag of roasted broccoli replaces chips.
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A last minute trip to the farmer's market yields peaches, strawberries, melon, apricots, all together in a stupidly good fruit salad.
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Excess strawberries
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Caprese salad, which it turns out complements curly fries quite well.
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Rice crispy treats with jam and peanuts.
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Here is what Sous did 90% of the time she was in the car. It was really the best we could have hoped for. Something about having all her people near by and the soporific effects of the rumbling highway, I guess.
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Smoke from wildfires in the Sierras on the way to Tahoe.
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Once at Squaw Valley in Tahoe, we ride the cable car up to the high camp in search of a good hike.
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Sous is a good sport about the magic transporty car thingy.
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Some pictures of the snow-free mountains on the way up the tram.
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There was an amazing variety of wildflowers growing all along the 5.5 mile trail we took from the top of the mountain back down to the resort.
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Sous never misses an opportunity to try to scavenge a bigger piece of wood.
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More flowers.
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Despite the temperature in the low 70s, there was still a bit of unmelted snow here and there in the shade.
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Sous encounters snow for the first time.
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Leslie and Sous return triumphant from a side-trip to a mountain stream.
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Streams are really Sous's favorite things.
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The terrain was surprisingly rugged, with lots of exposed granite.
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