Postcard #2: Holiday at Lake Tahoe

The trailhead to the late Lora Josephine Knight’s ’20s-era holiday home looks deceptively summery, but remnants of one of the region’s longest winters–it snowed on June 6– has all but eliminated typical mid-June activities. Swimming is out, most trails are off limits, and the river is too swollen for rafting. What’s a girl (and her visiting Nordic Lad) to do? Take a cue from Tahoe’s jazz age set, of course.

Just as it took a certain level of  ingenuity and determination to construct a Scandinavian-style mansion in the middle of the Sierras, so too does it require resourcefulness and fortitude to find hikes that didn’t involve trudging through tall snow drifts or plunging through river wells (don’t ask me how I know this). The determination paid off, and now I can’t stop raving about Nevada’s steep Flume Trail, where you can catch one of Tahoe’s most picturesque panoramas.

To unwind after the steep ascent we headed to Moody’s Bistro and Bar for prosecco, cabernet, and their signature tomato soup en croute. Located in nearby Truckee, the restaurant is housed in the historic Truckee Hotel and offers live jazz  and a bygone-era ambiance.

Mrs. Josephine Kinight would approve.