The next awesome thing I realized about California - all the state parks have hiker/biker campgrounds. There's basically a big communal island just for hikers and bikers, and while everyone else shells out big bucks to stay the night, we only pay $7. When I finally got to Bliss State Park, I met this guy:
Casey was already at the lot, so I joined him for the night. Awesome guy who's been hitchhiking his way across the country since April. We exchanged stories, got a fire going, and I even shared my Oreos.
Around 11:00 I realized that I wasn't that tired and hadn't even seen a beach yet. I got out of the hammock, hopped on my bike, and rode the 1.5 miles down to the water. I sat on the beach, gazing at the beautiful night sky and the moon's reflection on the water. I've never been so content (and happy to be out of the desert) in my life.
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Day 70:
Casey took off early in the morning but I was a little lazier approaching the day. When I finally did get up though, my neighbors instantly started making friends. By the time I got a fire going, I had procured enough free food to last the next few days. Bread, peanut butter, sausages, pasta, and even an avocado! One guy even showed me the quick and dirty way to start a fire going - pine cones.
After a hearty breakfast I took off for a day of hiking. Check out these scenes from the trail:
And Emerald Bay, apparantly one of the most photographed vistas in the world:
Afterwords I headed to the beach to relax a little before cooking up dinner. I unfortunately didn't have any company for the night but my friendly neighbors did donate some more food to my cause. Fully satiated I turned in for the night.
Taking full advantage of the magnificent Lake Tahoe, I got up early and rode down to the beach to watch the sunrise:
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