Balloon Event Reno

When we first planned this part of the trip I had hoped to find a place at Lake Tahoe and was disappointed to have to stay in Reno instead.  Turns out Reno is a lot better than it used to be. There is a nice River Walk. The condo we are staying at is great, we are on the 18th floor with great views and the room is very nice. Lots of places to eat nearby and, of course, there are lots of casinos. Big spenders that we are, we managed to lose ten dollars on the slots. We're ahead of the game, however, at imaginary roulette... and Linda's ahead of me.

River Walk - Reno

A nice bonus was the fact that there was a big balloon event here on Saturday. It was supposed to be balloon races but all we saw were balloons on the ground, but there were plenty of them. Took lots of pictures.

On Sunday we drove to Lake Tahoe. We took the back road to North Lake Tahoe, which takes you over a pass of about 9000 ft. then down to the lake at about 6500 ft. Touristed around and then back to Reno.

Tomorrow it is on to Las Vegas an about an eight hour drive through some pretty uninteresting desert.

Lake Tahoe