Week-End at Lac Tahoe

On middle of October, Arnaud invited me to a week-end in lac Tahoe in his friend's log cabin. We went on Friday evening after work and arrived at about midnight. The house was big. There were everything we needed, even a Jacuzzi. We were 10 in the house and everyone were very nice.
On Saturday morning, since everyone were not so motivated, we went, Arnaud, Guillaume (Arnaud's french friend) and I, for a bike ride in the forest around the house. It was great except the trail we took was not made for bike and many times we had to carry our bikes.

After this short ride ( a bit tiring though ), we had a lunch and went all together to a hike. We went to small lake, and while some just walked around this lake, we went, Arnaud, Guillaume, Cyril (another Arnaud's french friend) and I to the top of a mount near the lake. After an hour hiking, we arrived at the top and saw this amazing view on the lake Tahoe. We stayed there half an hour to take lots of pictures and then go back to the car (the others had not waited for us).

On the evening, after a good Jacuzzi, we had a great diner with "foie gras" and "saucisson". After some tarot games, we went to the Casino to play cards or go dancing in the club (of course I went dancing).

The day after, Arnaud, Guillaume, and I went to a big bike ride on the Flume trail. It is a famous bike rail with amazing views of the lake. Of course the normal way is to start at the top, go down, and take the shuttle to go back. But "we" preferred take the hard way and started form the bottom of the trail. The rise was very hard for me. I had even been overtaken by a girl who was walking her dog. But when we arrived at the top, the rest of the trail ride was amazing. The trail goes along the cliff with amazing views of the lake Tahoe. After a 4 hour bike ride and a lot of taken pictures, we went back directly to California, a bit tired but very happy of our week-end.