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Weekend at Lake Tahoe

2007.10.17
Sunrise view from our hotel room, looking west

Azure Lake Tahoe waters, no filters, no Photoshop. This is the real deal. And a fresh dusting of snow on the highest peaks from the night before. Heaven!

Balloon on boat, it is not an illusion!

I had to see it to believe it.

Up, up & away in my beautiful balloon......

Tahoe Queen paddlewheeler. People get married on this boat. How cool is that?

I spent a very wonderful weekend with my girlfriends in South Lake Tahoe last week. It's one of those places where it is hard to take a bad picture. We noticed a hot air balloon flying overhead as we were leaving our hotel. Then I saw it "landing" on a boat on the lake.

What?? How could that be possible? I've BEEN ballooning.... & a landing on terra firma was always part of the equation. It wasn't until I got home and did a search for "ballooning over Lake Tahoe" that I found the website. Yep, you guessed it:
Lake Tahoe Balloons

The unique part of this sighting was the fact that this balloon actually launches (& returns) from "The world's only certified USCG (US Coast Guard) balloon launch & recovery vessel" The Tahoe Flyer.

Oh, and while we were viewing the balloon phenomenon, we also saw the resident Lake Tahoe paddlewheeler The Tahoe Queen.

Mind you, this is off season. Weather is PERFECT, tourists: minimal, fall color: just coming on. Distance from my house: less than 2 hours.

Priceless!!!
21 Comments
LisetteT Great set.
J'aime beaucoup la première. Les éléments sont tous bien définis par leurs formes et leurs couleurs. Bravo.
LisetteT · 2007-10-17: 23:37
jet28 Wow! What a beautiful place - amazing set!
jet28 · 2007-10-18: 01:18
Karibbean great shots!
Karibbean · 2007-10-18: 09:00
sunshineand thanks for sharing the view!
cool about the balloon.
sunshineand · 2007-10-18: 13:50
flipado wow these are the bluest of blues :)
flipado · 2007-10-18: 14:03
aimeric heaven allright !
thanks for sharing
aimeric · 2007-10-18: 14:15
kangshung Amazing set - how could you possibly land a balloon on a boat - do they have big fans on the mountains that blow the balloon back to the boat??!! That's all very blue!
kangshung · 2007-10-18: 16:11
mybigbackyard Amazing! Beautiful photos and what a surprise to see that balloon - love it!
mybigbackyard · 2007-10-18: 19:26
SheriJ Oh my gosh!! That is amazing!! you are right you can't take a bad snap at Tahoe!! Just stunning!!!
SheriJ · 2007-10-18: 19:31
pattyb Hey, wait a minute!! How can it be priceless....I wasn't on that trip?? ; )

These are awesome, keep in mind I have a ticket for two, for the Tahoe Queen!!

Gorgeous shots Jan...
pattyb · 2007-10-18: 19:38
Jannie Well I don't have plans yet for this weekend Patty, weather should hold, let's go!!
Jannie · 2007-10-18: 21:02
Sheldon Fascinating balloon boat thing! Does look a little quieter.
Sheldon · 2007-10-18: 21:16
bauche How cool is that!!! Beautiful place and so close to where you live. You and Patty are some lucky girls!!
bauche · 2007-10-19: 07:23
Genevieve Very neat shots.
Genevieve · 2007-10-19: 12:57
rolpa Looks likes a great place to be. Nice ones.
rolpa · 2007-10-20: 07:21
photopoet It does seem perfect. I love that balloon.
photopoet · 2007-10-20: 22:50
redarrow A wonderful series and location - I can imagine the boat positioning for the landing, as long as there was no gust of wind from the side at the crucial time!
redarrow · 2007-10-21: 01:54
Mabi938 Nice reflects in the #5. Incredible ballon on the boat ! It did !
Mabi938 · 2007-10-21: 03:42
vollenda These are travel invitation, if ever I saw one! That balloon tour must be amazing.
vollenda · 2007-10-22: 14:22
magpy what a lovely set! what a lovely weekend
magpy · 2007-10-22: 17:30
chipotle i had a girlfriend for a while whose family lived in truckee. we had a terrible row a month or so before we were to go out to meet her folks. these shots make me wish we'd waited a bit longer to split.
chipotle · 2007-11-03: 08:17
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