Eating the rainbow

I was riding my bicycle when I came across a package of Skittles.



I opened it up.



Initially only yellow and green Skittles came out.



See the rainbow?



Yeah, me, too.  Time to eat the rainbow!  Munch munch.  Skittles are awesome!

Super model clothes

I was visiting my big friend who had bought some Melissa & Doug Super Model Sculpting Compound.





There were eight tubs of the modeling compound, each a different color.



I walked across the modeling compound to get a feel for it.



Then I grabbed the sculpting tool and scooped out some green.



Ta-da!  New clothes!

A big blue lake Part IV

I enjoyed the tour of Vikingsholm at Emerald Bay State Park.



Vikingsholm was built in 1929 as a summer home by Lora Josephine Knight.



The property was later acquired by the State of California in 1953.



The tour was simply grand!



After the tour ended, I went hiking to Eagle Falls.





Waterfalls are awesome!



I had such a great time at Lake Tahoe!  I can't wait to go again!

A big blue lake Part III

I hiked to the Sugar Pine Point Navigational Light.



In the picture above, I'm in front of that small round rock.  Well, the rock was actually kind of big to me but to you, it would be small.



After enjoying this part of Lake Tahoe, I headed to Emerald Bay State Park.



An awesome view of Emerald Bay.  In the middle is Fannette Island, the only island in Lake Tahoe.



As I hiked down to Vikingsholm, I passed by lots of small waterfalls.



The path was steep but I made it!



Hello, Vikingsholm!



I waited on the steps for the tour.  Come back for the final Part IV!

A big blue lake Part II

At Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park, I signed up for a tour of the Hellman-Ehrman Mansion.



The mansion was built in 1903 as a summer home for Isais Hellman, who was a financier and banker.



It was called Pine Lodge back in the day.



Isais Hellman purchased about 2,000 acres of property at Sugar Pine Point between 1897 and 1913.



I enjoyed the awesome old stuff inside the mansion, such as the clawfoot bathtub.



The old bedroom furniture was pretty spiffy, too.



Isais Hellman's youngest daughter, Florence Hellman Ehrman, inherited the property, and the Ehrman family sold most of the property to the State of California in 1965.



While the tour was super awesome, this smashed golden mantled ground squirrel was not awesome.  Those are its innards trailing behind it and that's one of its eyeballs popped out.  Poor ground squirrel.



But moving on to brighter things!  Come back for Part III!

A big blue lake Part I

Ever see those bumper stickers that read, "Keep Tahoe Blue"?  Or maybe you've seen the Spanish-version that says, "Mantenga Tahoe Azul"?  Well, Lake Tahoe was where I was headed!



On the way to Lake Tahoe, I passed by many smaller lakes, such as this one.  I don't know its name but it was awesome!



My first stop at Lake Tahoe was Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park.  They have an awesome little Nature Center.



That's little ol' me sitting on the chair next to the big chunk of tree trunk.



More spiffy nature items!  After enjoying the Nature Center, I headed back outside toward the lake.





The awesome Lake Tahoe!  The blue color was downright fantabulous!



I enjoyed some time on the sand...



...and in the sand.  Come back for Part II!