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Tahoe

Jan 24, 2026, by Ryan

My family went to Lake Tahoe in December. When we were there, it was just raining cats and dogs. It took 8 to 12 hours to go to Lake Tahoe. That night, I hoped the snow would come down from the sky.

On the second day of Lake Tahoe, it was still raining outside. My parents decided to look around the resort. The resort was really big. It is about 6000 acres. After we looked around the resort, we came back to the hotel . We relaxed on a cozy couch and then slept.

The next day while I was eating my delicious breakfast, the snow was raining down. Right after I ate my breakfast, my family went outside and headed to the gondola. We rode the gondola to the summit. 15 minutes later, we went out to the snowfield. I had my first snowman, and I had a snow fight with my dad. Also, I rolled down the hill. After playing in the snow, my family came back to the hotel and rested.

On the last day of Tahoe, we went to the hot tub and relaxed. Also, there is a pool where we can do a polar bear plunge. When I got inside, it was so cold that I literally freaked out and jumped back into the hot tub. 1 hour later we went to the arcade. We played the game until it was 9 p.m. my mom said to go to sleep early because we had to leave at 7 a.m.

In my opinion this vacation was the best, and I want to visit Lake Tahoe next December or January.

Have you ever gone to Lake Tahoe

Jan 24, 2026, by Grace

Have you ever gone to Lake Tahoe? If not then let me convince you to go. First we need the necessities. The most important thing is to bring water and warm clothes. Most people don’t know this but you should bring sunglasses and sunscreen  because you’re closer to the sun than normally. I went hiking, sledding, and skiing and it was SO MUCH FUN. I went skiing at Mt. Rose. Mt. Rose had a lot of skiing places, but since there wasn’t enough snow, only 4 areas were open.

 Mt. Rose was a lot of places to eat and rest, like, for example, we went to the sky bar to rest but got kicked out because I was 10. I went on the “magic” and got to a hill. It was called “Show Off,” and it was for easy/beginner. I could only go there because it was the only easy/beginner skiing route that was open. We were going to go to Mystic, Spellbound, and other beginner skiing routes, but they were sadly all closed because of not enough snow in the places. 

If you want to sled, if it’s going to snow or if there is already snow, just go to a place that’s kind of on a hill and sled. We did that, and it was so much fun. We went near Carson City. I built a snowman there too. I named them Lummi, Bobby, Snow, and Kittchick. I named one Kittchick because it looked like a cat at first, but since my dad distorted it, he tried rebuilding it, but it got changed into a chick, so that’s how he got his name. The rest I named them that because I thought they were cute names. 

I don’t think I really hiked, but I took many pictures.  I went to a side of the lake and walked about a mile, and it was fun. We saw a lot of stuff. I even ate lunch there. We ate a lot of meat, but it was good. At the other place we stopped near the snow guys, and we took some pictures, but that was it. They were beautiful, though, and the sun was kind of setting, but it was only around 3-4 pm. We drove a lot looking for places to eat, and we found one, but it took us a long time, but the food was delicious, so it’s a loss-win, but it’s fine. 

In all, Lake Tahoe is a fun and beautiful place to visit. There are so many things to do and see. We ate and explored many places. I hope I can go again, and now you know why I love Lake Tahoe, and I hope I convinced you to go on an adventure in lake tahoe.

Lake Tahoe Trip

By Leo, Jan 24, 2026

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Lake Tahoe is a 10-hour drive from Carlsbad. There is snow all around, and it is pretty cold. It has some popular places like Tahoe Treetop, Ridge Rider Mountain Coaster, and Lake Tahoe Beach. There is a skiing and snowboarding place.

what I did

I went to a beach and went skiing every day, and I found out that I’m pretty good at it. but there was too much driving, and almost 2 days were spent if all the driving was combined. I was exhausted after the trip, but it was worth it i had some fun time there.

what I felt like at/after the trip

On the first day I woke up at 5 am to pack up and get ready to leave. It took more than 10 hours, and I was tired in the car. I slept for 5 hours in the car and played games for the remaining 5 hours. Then on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th days, it was super fun playing there, and on the 6th day, I drove back to my house, and I was super tired.

why I went to tahoe

I usually hate going on a trip, but this time I went on a trip because I used to love snow, and going to Tahoe was the only way to see snow again, but I didn’t know how much snow there was. I still took the chance and went to Tahoe.and I was lucky I did because there was a large amount of snow on the ground; the snow came up to my leg! I could barely walk because of the amount of snow. My dad had to attach a chain on the wheel to make the car move.

conclusion

In conclusion, Lake Tahoe is a popular place that has snow; you can ski, snowboard, and build snowmen. It’s a 10-hour drive from Carlsbad, but it’s worth it. Because you can see snow, if you want to play in snow, you can play a lot and have a lot of fun. I hope this article helped you learn about Lake Tahoe.

Bye.

Lake Tahoe

Places to go: Heavenly Village, Zephyr Cove, Ski resort (Mt. Rose was cheapest, and good for beginners like me), Emerald Bay Beach, Cave Rock, etc.

Lake Tahoe was a very amazing and fun place to go. There was a lot of snow. I and my family built snowmen, skied, and sledded. It took us quite a while to go up there because after we went to Big Bear, we had to drive way up to my sister, and then we had to go to Lake Tahoe, so then it took us an extra two hours from Davis, but it was worth it to get to meet my sister (actually, we picked her). We saw amazing views at Lake Tahoe, it was spectacular. I recommend going there.

Big Bear Mountain

Nov 23-24, 2025

Where to go: Big bear village, Castle rock, Big bear discovery center, Alpine pedal trail, Solar observatory

Big Bear Mountain was a very fun experience. There was a lot of snow. It took us about four hours to go there because we were going to LA and then Big Bear from Carlsbad. We went to Castle Rock, Alpine Trail, and we saw amazing mountains. The view was astonishing.

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

By Gracee

May 2-4 2025

It was fun. 2 hour drive. Rocky and curvy.

Slept in car. I had 5 bags, including a stuffed animals’ bag.

We tried to go to Palm Trail, but we gave up then we explored a lot of different places like the Badlands. A few hours later it was lunchtime. We ate ramen and tuna. Then we went to this Cactus Loop Trail, which we also gave up.

Then we headed to Wind Cave Trail. We made it even with just a regular van. Next I got a junior ranger badge at the visiting center, and then we camped. It was VERY windy while we were setting up the tent. While I was watching Maleficent our tent broke, so my dad kept going outside and fixing it. Most people evacuated.

Next day, it was really fun, and we actually got to go to the Palm Trail.

It was a 3-hour-long hike for our family. Oh, we saw an oasis and palm trees on top of the mountain in the desert.

Then we went towards the national park visiting center to buy souvenirs. I bought a water bottle and the water bottle holder thing. It was starting to rain, so we went home early. We were supposed to go to the Slot. While we were driving, we saw something like a windstorm, so we were glad we left earlier than we planned because the windstorm was the way we were heading if we were going to the slot.

Soon, we will visit Anza-Borrego State Park again.

Badlands and Windcave are unpaved roads in the desert.

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Santa Catalina island

Dec 28, 2024 by Grace

The boat was giant and so cool. It was a 179-minute boat ride. First, I read three books in the Spy family series—actually, yeah, two and a half books—and also my mom threw up on the boat. The boat was really cool, and there were dolphins, and the dolphins were so cute, and they were following the boat, and then we landed.

We went to a restaurant, and I ate fish and chips except I didn’t finish it. We went to like a submarine thing, and we saw a bunch of cool fish and seaweed. The last place we played in before we got onto the boat was like the steep, and me and my sister first went to the other part/the dangerous part, then my mom and dad said that we should go the other way, so we did, and me, my mom, and my sister went to like this dangerous side where the water was coming in, and my sister found sea cretures such as anemones. They were cute. I ran and accidentally dunked my feet in water, so yeah, and then a few minutes later my feet were really cold. We almost missed the boat going back to our house, but my sister and mom came and said it was 3:55 pm, and the boat back started moving at 4:00. So we quickly went there, and yeah, there was not enough seating, so we sat on the ground, but first we sat at the top of the boat, except that was really cold, so I decided that we should go down and sit somewhere in the boat, and we did find a place. The sunset was pretty, and that’s all.

Cabrillo National Park

By Mom, Dec 14, 2024

It was the second visit to Cabrillo National Park for our family.

This year (2024-2025), we obtained a free national park pass (4th graders and their families could get a free park pass that covers national and state parks).

This time, we skipped the military history exhibit and skimmed through the lighthouse, but we made a trail to Point Loma Tide Pools through the Oceanside trail. 

If you are interested in the San Diego history, please check the ranger program first at the visitor center. You could hear about Spanish exploration and the first explorer, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. His three-month voyage in 1542 was the first European expedition on the West Coast of the US. 

Do not miss the visitor center, a kind of exhibition, a Cabrillo statue, the coin collection, the lighthouse, Bayside Trail, Oceanside Trail, and Tide Pools!!! 

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Craftmanship Museum

By Mom, Dec 13, 2024

I searched for the nearest museum from home and found the Craftsmanship Museum. It opens from Thursday to Saturday. We (two daughters and me) dashed there after school (Friday releases early). There, we have a good time -seeing miniature dolls and doll houses, cars, boats, and lots of other things like guns, pumps, trains. We also tried some old-styled toys and 3D printed items. 😘

Yosemite

Nov 28-30, 2024 by Grace

It was about a 15-hour drive to Yosemite, and there were lots of dead trees, but the view was nice. Also on the way to Yosemite we picked up my sister at UC Davis. Then we met the guy whose shop was called Chines Camp Shop or whatever. I bought one thing, which showed a lot of germs. There is snow at Yosemite. We went to our cabin located at West Yosemite. My sister and I built a snowman frost.