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Let’s Go, Tahoe
The LaMacchia family tells of their journeys around the rugged Lake Tahoe region along the border of California and Nevada
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ur family recently stayed in the Lake Tahoe area. We stayed in an AirBnb in a little town called Truckee, whose downtown reminded me of Winter Garden, with quaint shops, murals,
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restaurants, and ice cream shops. It even has an old train station that’s still in use today. Plus, our breathtaking view of Donner Lake made us happy to be there. Some of our day trips included hikes to the
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Donner tunnels and up Shirley Canyon at the Squaw Valley. The ancient hieroglyphics carved into the mountains on the way to the Donner tunnels almost match the immersive graffiti that lines
the tunnels themselves. I thought the rocky terrain would be too much for my young daughters (ages 3 and 5), but they handled it like champs! On the hike up Shirley Canyon, huge boulders lined with
