Light faded, we were in the snow with 14teener mountains all around. In the lowlit mountains I felt like I was in a snow globe, nothing beyond the mountains that went on forever into eternity. Dreams of camping were laughable, finally we began to descend, but still at 10,000 feet we didn’t want to risk it, we stopped at a hostel in Leadville just as night closed like a fist around us. Cars we passed were buried to their windscreens in snow. The hostel was a funny old place, eccentric and warm. The bedrooms underground and windowless, toilets closed off with pink ruffled curtains and everywhere decorated with shamrocks for St Patrick’s Day. There was a large group of retirees preparing for a hike with wine and beer, they were kind too, chatting while we cooked and donating hommous and corn chips, the very luxuries we had gone without at our last grocery shop. Warm and safe we slept like rocks.
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Hey jo which state are you in and how are you getting around? When you off to Portland? Have a comedian mate there tryng to find out if he is doing any shows.
Keep up the great posts
Asher and jay very excited as they are working at scholl fete today
Hi Noel, we are at Lake Tahoe in California! We arrive in Portland on Wednesday!
I have good memories of working at the School fete, yum lots of fairy floss! Send our love to them.
Would love to see your friend’s show. Desperately trying to schedule some more posts, have a weeks worth to go, luckily Tahoe is a lovely spot to relax and finally get some decent Wi-fi. A shower was such a luxury yesterday!!
All the best, Jo
Your photos are stunning! I have family in Lake Tahoe + some of the pictures reminded me of their mountains. We have been in snow for so long here in the Midwest, that your pictures made me “SEE” their is more to snow than our city mess…your pictures are stunning!!!!:-) Snow can be beautiful:-)
What a coincidence Robbie, I just arrived at Lake Tahoe! What a gorgeous spot. Luckily spring is finally here and the snow is just being so nice and distant of the gorgeous mountain peaks around the lake. I loved the snow, but as I see it turn to dark sludge on the side of the roads I can’t tell you how read I am for the sun to melt it all away!
Thank you for your comment, it means a lot to this traveller!