We read in the Rough Guide that Sand Harbor, on the Nevada stretch of Lake Tahoe was a beautiful spot so we headed there and discovered that it was true. Lots of beautiful clear lakeside, a beach area, and a boardwalk to follow.
After a lovely walk, and rest, we headed off towards Reno, passing the Ponderosa Ranch - home of Bonanza.
Arriving in Reno our first visit was to the Planetarium at the university where we watched a couple of films, one about the International Space Station and the other about Clark and Lewis and then took a look at the exhibits (which had been overrated a bit in the Rough Guide) but nonetheless looking at a large polished section of meteorite, and being able to touch a small meteorite was quite an experience.
Next we headed into Reno itself. Neither of us have been to Vegas, and so the whole Casino thing was quite strange to us. We wandered through quite a few of them, starting at Circus Circus before taking a look at Harrah's, Silver Legacy and Eldorado. We thought that as we were in a casino town we should take advantage of the cheap eats, and so headed off to Atlantis out of town to eat at the casino voted by the locals as having the best buffet. I must admit, the quality of the food was good, and they mongolian grill was pretty tasty and impressive - you choose a bowl full of veggies and it gets freshly cooked for you with either chicken or beef.
I think we ended up being about $4 down after playing on the slots, so we felt we'd done ok.
We headed back to Tahoe City and headed to a local bar to get a couple of beers and watch (and try and understand) a baseball game on the tv.
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Sand Harbor | 
Sand Harbor II | 
Sand Harbor III | 
Sand Harbor IV |
Shadows | 
Richard at Sand Harbor | 
Bark | 
Pine Cone |
Rocks and water | 
Light and Shadow | 
Rocks | 
Looking across the lake |
Looking across the lake II | 
Clouds | 
Meteorite | 
Meteorite II |
Reno |