Wisetrips Travel Blog

Friday, August 29, 2025 About a week ago, Inna and I decided to visit North Lake Tahoe (Incline Village) during the Labor Day weekend , when we would have Monday, September 1, off as a company holiday. Inna had made hotel reservations at the Incline Lodge for 3 nights and dinner reservations at a couple of restaurants ( Soule Domain  and  Big Water Grille ). We planned to start our drive to North Lake Tahoe at around 18:00, but…

For the July 4th weekend, Inna made reservations at the Hyatt Regency Resort in Incline Village, Nevada (North Lake Tahoe). Thursday, July 4, 2024 At 10:00, we loaded our Tesla Model Y with our bags and set out on the long drive to North Lake Tahoe. Traffic was not too heavy, but I felt extremely sleepy. On the way there, we stopped for coffee and lunch at The Pour Choice in Auburn. We ordered the following brunch ite…

Saturday, December 18, 2021 On Saturday, December 18, 2021, we woke at 05:30 to prepare for the long drive to North Lake Tahoe. One of our friends offered us a room at a house on Donner Lake (near Truckee), and we planned to use it as a base to snowboard at Palisades Tahoe (formerly Squaw Valley) and at Alpine Meadows. I pre-purchased  Ikon passes for Alex and me (that I did not use last year but intended to use this year). …