Northern California Loop

 It was my wife's mother's 70th birthday, so we flew up north to join the rest of the family in a celebration.   This is as we are making the approach to land at the Sacramento Airport.

 We made it over to Lake Tahoe late in the afternoon.

 Just as gorgeous as ever - it had been years since either of us had been there.

 My wife on a pier.

 Yours truly.

 At the base of the pier is the restaurant we had chosen for dinner - Gar Wood's.

 As we entered the restaurant.

 The food and wine were great, and they seated us at a view table.  Perfection!

 From there we went to the Silver Legacy in Reno and checked into a few room.  This is the view from our room.

 My wife did a bit of gambling that evening while I used the bar lounge to enjoy a few tunes.

 The next day we spent poolside getting a few rays.

 We checked out the entire hotel/casino and those next door too.

 Getting ready to gamble Saturday night!

 We joined my wife's family the next morning for a few hours in Virginia City.  If you look down the road, you can see a few of the wild horses that came into town to enjoy the morning also.

 A few shots of the city.

 From there, we went to Carson City to attend the celebration of Clara's birthday with family.  Neal.

 My wife.

 Levi.

 Debbie.

 Neal manning the bbq.

 A group shot.

 Sara brought her guitar and played a few fantastic songs for us - very enjoyable.

We also had time to visit my sister for the first time in years before heading back home.  Here is a shot of our house from the air.  :-)