Day 67 ~ 1079 - 1092
We had a short, fast, and easy hike into South Lake Tahoe today. We have really been looking forward to this town stop, as it has been rumored to be one of the best stops on the trail; our eyes were on the prize as we hiked. We arrived at the road, only to see Coppertone, offering up his usual root beer floats. It's already shaping up to be a good stop!
After thumbing for what seemed like quite a while as we baked in the sun, standing on the asphalt, we finally got a ride. We were dropped off at the outfitter, where we devised a plan to head down to the casino area in Stateline, NV (about 5 miles away) to get a room for the night. We easily scored a ride from a friendly local and hopped out at Harvey's Casino, where we'd heard that hikers could stay for $60. Not so; the rates were more than double that for all rooms in the casino area due to a Sarah McLachlan concert that we were not the least bit interested in. Hot, tired, hungry, and irritable after wandering around for what felt like hours, we caught the city bus back to South Lake, thinking that this stopover was no longer going as planned.
We got a room at the Motel 6, our old standby for a cheap room, and got started on our chores. We contacted a local acquaintance, Blair, who we met last summer on the Outer Banks while he was visiting our good friend, Sean. Blair offered to pick us up and have dinner together. Once he arrived, he offered that we could come to his house where his roommates were cooking up a feast. We accepted the offer without hesitation. Blair and his roommates were so hospitable, and welcomed us to dive in to a huge spread of fish taco fixin's and other delights. A fun time was had by all, especially us, as we enjoyed feeling like normal people, doing normal people things; not like the "hiker trash" that we are normally labeled as. Thanks, Blair and crew, for a great time; maybe this will shape up to be the best town stop on the trail after all.
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