Whiskey Cove

My last two days off were spent wakeboarding, drinking, eating, flirting, laughing, sun-tanning, crawdad fishing and getting into other general summertime tomfoolery with some of the best friends a girl could ask for. On the second day we anchored up in Whiskey Cove, an otherworldly lil bay reminiscent of the Caribbean. 

Goodbye Tahoe summer. Until next year...

Musica

Summer is starting to come to an end (NOOO!!!) and I finally have a day off to roll around on the beach and eat ice cream and read Vouge, but I am lying in bed, wistfully hooked on this song/video by Washed Out....ahhh...

Golden Afternoon

A friend of mine has the good fortune of being a sailor on the Woodwind II, a catamaran that sails out of Zephyr Cove, Nevada. I have the good fortune of being invited for a sunset cruise on a lovely Thursday afternoon. 

The man with the plan. 

I loved feeling the wind in my hair and the waves underfoot. Truly an inspiring and rejuvenating experience. 

Parasaaaaaail

I love when out-of-town friends come to visit so I can play tourist and indulge in activities I haven't done before. Parasailing is one of those silly activities and after I found out I had a hook up (thanks, marina boys ;) I promptly booked a 10 am cruise at 1,200 ft. 

Our Korbel chute was perfect. Mimosas for lunch!

A beautiful view of Edgewood golf course.

Everything was so clear and peaceful at the top, I wish we could have gone higher. Ill have to try paragliding next...

:) Back on the boat after the boys dunked our feet. Time for beach and mimosas!

Wet, Hot, American Summer

God, I love Tahoe.

And cute boys.

And good friends.

And Tecate.

And long, hot days on a deep, cool, blue lake.

Mammoth

For the past six years, my big summer party is centered in Tahoe around July 24 to celebrate Bailey. She is a close friend of mine not only because she is cool, active, adventurous, and generous but because her birthday falls right in the middle of summer. Awesome ;)  This year, we decided to head south on the 395 to Mammoth and explore other parts of the Sierras.

 The landscape left me so inspired that I kicked myself for forgetting my watercolors.  The intense heat of the valley and the dense, dry brush make a striking juxtaposition against the lavender Sierra mountains and pale, blue sky. Aaahhhh...

Found some critters in this Wild West...

 

And the birthday girl!

After a float down the Owens River and multiple hot tub sessions, we packed up camp and drove to June Lake for a dip off the rope swing.

The 21,000 ft mansion pictured above was built by the 99 cent store owners. Damn!

The feathery clouds floating over Lake Topaz on the drive home was the icing on the cake :)