My Trip to Lake Tahoe!

Last weekend I went with my Humans to Lake Tahoe. Boy did I have fun! I have never seen so many trees, water and there were so many new smells. Here is my Daisy Dog Review and photos for everyone.

The Car

This was a much longer car ride than going to Las Vegas. Human Mom (HM) said it was 14 hours. I mostly slept and my Human Parents (HPs) stopped to take me for little walks and go pee every now and then. I liked stopping at In & Out Burger in Kingman because Human Dad (HD) got me a hamburger patty.

Where I Stayed

We stayed across the street from the State Park where HPs had friends camping. The hotel is called Lake of the Sky Motor Inn. My HM said it was getting a little "weathered" but the humans there were really nice to me and I slept on the bed next to HM because it was cold at night.

What I Did

HM was there for the Lake Tahoe Rowing Regatta. It got postponed until Sunday because there were big waves and was windy the morning of the race. She decided not to row on Sunday because HD had to be at work Monday morning. With a 14 hour drive on Sunday, HM said we would get home really, really late. That was good for me because I got extra "me" time with my HPs!

Saturday, I got to ride in the back seat of Dave's (HM's rowing friend) truck and we had lunch at a cool general store. I laid on the grass under the picnic table. Then we went to see something I had never seen before. It was lots of water and HM called it a "Waterfall". The waterfall was by Fallen Leaf Lake. That was really cool! There were so many good smells, beautiful places and things I have never seen before. There was also something called "snow" on the mountains.

I loved playing with a toy that my HM called "pine cones". Human Dad (HD) found out that pine cones are not really a good thing for puppies to chew on though. Something about the sap and bugs making me barf so I only got to chew one pine cone before HD delivered the bad news. He has this thing he looks stuff up on and I wish he didn't have that all the time.

Lake Tahoe has some pet friendly restaurants where you can eat outside. That was good for my Humans. We had pizza at Lakeside Pizza one night and Tahoe House another night. My HD got a meatloaf sandwich at Tahoe House and I got some. Yummy!

My New Friends

My HM introduced me to her rowing friend, Dave, and his family. I loved his wife Rita, daughter Susan and especially her boyfriend/fiancee, Bryan who rubbed my belly and played with me. There was also a little tiny Human Puppy named "Little Davie". He was cute and I licked him a couple times. He tasted different than big humans. His Mom, Sarah, was very nice too. I also met Pat and Dennis who are friends of camping humans, Dave & Rita. My HPs knew all of them before I was born. I guess they've been to Lake Tahoe several times. I loved Pat too and licked her toes. Dennis was a tall human so I only liked him when he was sitting down. Otherwise, I got a little scared. Same with Dave's puppy/son Steve. He is REALLY tall. My HM said I will get used to tall people and not be so scared after I see them all the time. At night all the Humans sat around something called a "campfire" and told stories. I got kind of bored and just chewed on some cool chewy snacks my HM bought me from Scraps Dog Bakery. That was a cool store with lots stuff for me. Just like my favorite store at home, Bonnie's Barkery.

The Daisy Dog Trip Review...

This trip was 3.75 Paws! Almost a perfect score! I loved all the humans I met, camp fire, pine cones, trees, water, car rides to new places. Our motel was a little disappointing (that's why this trip got 3.75 paws) because the owner is not updating and keeping it up as they should (that's what HM says). The people that work there are very nice though and they didn't charge extra because I'm a dog. My Humans have always stayed there when they visit Lake Tahoe and they do like the convenience of being so close to the State Park campground, stores, restaurants and beach.

Me & HM at State Park beach and dock. I liked to go for my morning walk here.

Me and my HD

Me and HM at the Tahoe Yacht Club. They sponsor the Tahoe Regatta.

Me at the Fallen Leaf Lake waterfall. It was really cool, but made me have to pee.

My new Human Friends, Dennis & Pat Fregger and Dave & Rita Goldner

HD & me at Mono Lake. It was on the way home and I took a little walk here. HM says we have to come back and stay longer so we can go on the big walks here.

I liked Lake Tahoe and HM says we'll be back!