First we had to hike 9 miles which had a few bumps up and a massive downhill all the way to HWY 50. As we approached HWY 50 we noticed a large gathering with multiple tents set up. We found out that we are standing on the grounds of the 1968 Olypimic Track & Field training grounds. They were having a huge dedication with a lot of the former athletes speaking. Very interesting and we were told that we could attend but the lure of town outweighed the dedication.
Also in the parking lot of the training grounds was a trail angel "Copper-tone" and he made us early morning root beer floats.
Now it's time to hitch into town. It was Smooth Operater, Balance, and me. It took about 45 minutes on a super busy highway but a nice guy stopped for us.
The 3 of us got dropped off in downtown. Balance and I had to mail home our bear canisters from the Post Office. That got 3 pounds off our backs. Smooth Operater waited for us and we all caught the town bus to The Nevada State Line, which is just a few miles from the lake. Our idea was that cheaper motels would be near the casinos . After an endless search we gave up because the motels there looked pretty grotesque. So we took the town bus back to California and settled for a hiker favorite Motel 6.
Our hiking friend Sizzler texted us and asked if we would like to go to dinner tonight with him and his visiting family from Oregon. We had a very enjoyable dinner with the Sizzlers. What a nice family. We felt like we knew them for years after all that Sizzler had talked about them.
Balance hiking over the last climb before reaching Highway 50.
Smooth Operater and Balance hitching a ride to South Lake Tahoe from Highway 50. Very fast traffic goes through here but we got a ride after 45 minutes.
Y-Knot feeding his hunger with a pint of ice cream.
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