California Fires

Many have inquired about the California fires and our safety. Fortunately, we are not near any of the major fires. However, last week we were living in a cloud of smoke. The air quality was so poor that we were confined to the house for a few days, but the smoke has cleared for now...


Last weekend, we went to the mountains to escape the smoke and check out Donner Lake, which is about 15 minutes north of Lake Tahoe. Greg has been interested in the lake primarily because of its history...I won't go in to the gory details, but they can be found at this website
if you are interested http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party. While at Donner Lake, daddy caught a garter snake. Later, we saw a small bear just south of our campground! Finn was very excited...Chet was clueless.






We are headed up the mountain again this weekend with boat in tow. We will overnight on it this holiday weekend and every weekend from now through Labor Day!

Have a great and safe holiday!