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Tahoe in the Fall

The Sugar Pine cones are ready. As you can kind of see they are covered with sticky sap, they sparkle in the sunshine.



We hiked to the top of the hill (something that is done each time we visit Thelma and Bobs) it is great exercise cause it is uphill and at 7017 feet above sea level so you really get a cardio workout!!


Surprised with a kiss for the pic.


The sun on the lake is fantastic. The shade from the trees makes for a beautiful silhouette shot.

Bear Sighting

As we were heading out of the Canyon on the way to Tahoe, we had noticed ALOT of bear "sign" in the road.....so we were kind of looking around just in case....and we came around a corner and a big black bear sow crossed the road right in front of us. She didn't immediately go into the bushes but stopped at the side of the road and looked as if she was going to climb a tree...looking up into the tree and then looking back at us. We couldn't get stopped in time so we went on around the corner turned around and came back....and she was still by the base of the tree and this is why....




We stopped and took a few photos but didn't want to disturb them, Mom bear stayed in the bushes below the tree watching us intently...

UMMMMM Cheese!

So my first attempt at making mozzarella cheese, and it turned out not too shabby. Actually it was really quite easy and tons of fun. I made two batches in the same day. The low fat version is more firm and rubbery while the full fat version is soft and creamy, would be great for pizza!!

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Tomato Time

I just picked 20 lbs of tomatoes (and a couple of green peppers and yellow peppers) from my garden. We had planted no less than 4 varieties from the very large to the grape tomatoes which we planted by the back steps so we can grab a handful each time we walk by!!
Who has ever planted a garden and harvested the fruit without giving glory to God?! His creation is AWESOME and AMAZING.

Camping on the Imnaha

Terry and I were fortunate to be able to take a couple 4 days and go camping with friends on the Imnaha. We swam in the river, picked huckleberries and went 4-wheeling. 4-wheeling is not an off road experience like you may envision, but is actually a "travel the less traveled" dirt roads that lace the mountains in this area of the country. You can get to some very beautiful vistas via 4 wheeler.



We stopped by Lick Creek and Diane found this HUGE mushroom growing out of the cut bank of the creek. Anyone want to venture a guess at what kind it is???


It had a fleshy cap so maybe it was edible???? We didn't pick it cause it was so cool and so big.

Blackberries are on!

The kids came home for the weekend and we got the boat out, the fishing poles loaded the worms gathered and the berry buckets on board....We caught some fish, swam some and picked blackberries by the bucketful!! yum yum, the taste of summer