I am not sure what we were thinking when we planned a long hike in Lake Tahoe after a day in Reno.  What happens in Reno, stays Reno.  Tahoe is beautiful.  We had no idea it was so big.  There is so much to do there and we hope to come back and stay for a few days. After a stop in the visitors' centre, we finally made it to the trailhead at Mt. Tallac.  The top if that mountain is where Jared proposed.  It is a 3000 ft. climb.  We stood at the bottom, looked up and thought there is no way we ever could have made it to the top.  We did make it part way to a beautiful little lake and turned back.  Heading to Alameda from Lake Tahoe, the car registered 43 C.  We were glad to get to Alameda where the weather is just pleasant.  We are looking forward to spending some time in the bay area with Liz and Jared.