Pumpkin Kick Classic 2008

49er United Heat, 3rd place U-16

Shae with the ball.

Last weekend we spent some time in Marysville, CA. Shae had a soccer tournament at the Wheeler Soccer Complex. Halloween tournaments are always fun because the kids get to change up their uniforms and design something different. Shae's team went with a fire logo on a lightly tie-dyed shirt.

Their first game Saturday morning was a 0-0 tie game. Their second game Saturday was a 0-0 tie. Sunday morning the won 1-0. This put them into the Consolation game to see who would take 3rd and 4th place (out of eight teams). They were tied 0-0 when the game ended and they ended up going into double over time with a win in the final minute. 1-0 final for Heat!

They took 3rd place in the tournament with the 1st place champion having been a team they tied 0-0 the first day. This was a really close tournament for all involved!

Lots of fun and another trophy to add to Shae's shelf!

Rock with a view

As we would drive between Tahoe City and Emerald Bay for many years we passed by this massive rock along side Highway 89. Geocaching ended up taking us on a five minute hike around the back of this rock which ended with this amazing view of most of the lake. We have stopped often to bring friends or family to this special spot.

A peaceful spot to watch the salmon

This creek comes out of Fallen Leaf Lake and enters Lake Tahoe. It is interesting to see the salmon return in the fall to lay their eggs in the same creek in which they were born.

Salmon Spawning

Kokanee salmon are swimming from the lake up this creek where they lay their eggs before they die. In this photo a duck is sitting on a rock watching the salmon go by. Just minutes before we arrived at this creek the rangers and a few other people had seen a bear in the creek eating the salmon. What an amazing sight that would have been!

Trails around the bay

There are very pretty trails to hike around after you hike to the bottom at Emerald Bay. Rick and Jenn pose for a shot and almost blend right in!

This is a shot of us on one of the water crossings. There is so much run off from the snow melt that it is very lush even in the fall.

Emerald Bay view from top and bottom!

Emerald Bay is located along State Route 89 on the South/West side of the Lake. The bay can be accessed by hiking down, or boating in.
In the above photo Scott, Jenn and Rick relax on the dock and are looking at Fannette Island which is the only island in Lake Tahoe. There aren't' too many days that you won't see a single boat in Emerald Bay. Just after this shot was taken the Tahoe Queen cruised in for a closer look.
Emerald Bay is a National Natural Landmark.

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

Happy Birthday to me! We went up to South Lake Tahoe for a couple of days with the Bianchi's for my Birthday. The fall colors are amazing right now and the weather couldn't' have been better.
Our first stop was the hike down to the Vikingsholm Castle in Emerald Bay.