Sasquatch photographed

Sasquatch has been spotted! What's more, he's been photographed! And boy, is he uuuugly. I wouldn't be disappointed to never see Sasquatch again. Anyone want to go hunting?


The Koalaman and I saw him on our very last North American road trip. The last one for a while, anyway. We took a beautiful drive through the mountains to Reno and Lake Tahoe.

Downtown Reno is an interesting mix of the beautiful Riverwalk:










and right across the street, some rather seedy hotels:












The city is nestled in the mountains, which are very brown - nothing green to be seen. Which is all right if you like the high desert, like I do, but not everyone likes it. Maybe it turns green in the spring.

About an hour's drive south of Reno, Lake Tahoe is downright gorgeous. The autumn colors were in full swing. We had been planning on having a little hike somewhere around the lake, but the Koalaman said he felt too lazy (I felt his head for fever, but he seemed to be OK) so we just wandered around the shops and beach in Tahoe City.


On the way home, we stopped in a little town called Grass Valley for a tour of the historic downtown. There are quite a lot of interesting little shops there, but thankfully, we resisted buying anything on the whole trip. Otherwise, we would have had to find a spot for it in the luggage, and it's already looking quite full!