It was a beautiful sunny day in Tahoe. We had a good nights sleep, except for the loud coyotes! Our plan was to go for a bike ride along the southern shore and then maybe go for a hike in the afternoon, and find a nice restaurant for the evening. Base camp pizza was great last night!

We started out on the trail in the park which wound through the redwoods, eventually we had to connect with the busier road that headed into South Tahoe. As we were biking along we noticed a beautiful golf course on our right hand side. When we stopped for a crossing we both had the same thought, golf!! Since we didn’t play in Alexandria this was a chance to use our clubs. “Maybe we should see if we can golf this afternoon! We said.” So we turned into the Edgewood resort and asked the guard if the course was open to the public. He said it was and so we rode down to the clubhouse area. When I walked into the pro shop one of the guys commented that he was impressed we had biked to the course. When I asked if they had any tee times in the afternoon, he said we’ll work some magic for someone willing to ride their bike here! So we ended up with a 3:30 tee time!

Back to the trail we went, it turned out to be less scenic than we had hoped going through some parts of South Tahoe that included many autobody shops, and the garbage transfer station, nail salons, etc. Eventually we made our way back into the redwoods and had some nice views of the lake.

We ended up riding 22 miles so it was a good morning workout. We got back to the camper in time for a late lunch of leftover chicken fried rice and a little time to rest up, get our clubs out of the bed of the pickup and get ready to go.

The Edgewood is home to the American Century Championship, a big celebrity golf tournament, and is ranked as one of the nicest public clubs in the country. True enough I would say! We were paired with a younger single guy by the name of Scott Reintgen. After some conversation we discovered that he was a bestselling author of young adult fantasy and science fiction! The course was beautiful and very well maintained. Not very easy either! There were many holes where the green was elevated and tucked back into a bunch of trees. Lots of water including the last two holes that finished right along Lake Tahoe.

We knew that a 3:30 tee time would be cutting it close for finishing before dark, and we were not wrong. We could hardly see the ball by the time we were headed down the 18th fairway!

16th hole sunset 18th hole darkness

After finishing the round we decided that Brooks grill was a fine place to stay and grab some dinner rather than driving around and trying to find another parking place for the truck. (The course was valet parking so we were already invested). Jane had some Quesadillas and I had a nice cheeseburger. By the time we finished dinner and got back to the camper it was already after 9:00 so we read for a while and turned in. I finished my latest book The Mountain and the Sea, and was ready for sleep just before 10.