Skunk Harbor

June has not been very warm here in Nevada. In fact each day is a toss of the dice... we rolled well today though!







Our neighbor friends, the Geislers, were in town for a week and we decided to hike into Skunk Harbor on the East shore of Lake Tahoe. It looked like we would get rained on but we packed a lunch and hoped for the best. As it turns out we had beautiful sunshine and a great time! Crawdad catching and swimming were in order but the water was still pretty cold.



It was a balancing game as to how long we could stay, since we could not wear the kids out too much because the hike out is 1 1/2 miles uphill and I was not about to carry anyone!

Chasen holding a good catch

A June Storm A Brewing

Lexy wanted to capture the incoming storm. We had lots of fierce wind and tons of rain.

Picnic at the Beach

After our field trip we had a picnic lunch at the local beach, it is actually right over the border in California. But the kids had tons of fun.

Now granted the water is only about 52 degrees, it takes your breath away just to step in!

Tahoe Study Center

This was a fun field trip we went on with some fellow homeschoolers to UC Berkley's Tahoe Center for learning. It is located in Incline Village, NV on the shores of Lake Tahoe. The kids had a blast and we learned a lot about the clarity, phytoplankton and non-native species in Lake Tahoe.