7,000 Feet to Sea Level in a Day

tuesday and wednesday had a lot of drivim'. we went up to truckee, and by up, i mean up. the city of truckee sits over a mile high. eat your heart out denver. on the way up though, we were above 7000 ft for a while. highest i've ever been other than while on a plane, and that jimmy buffet concert back in the day. (kidding. kinda.) we went from rolling hills with grass and no trees, to rocks and trees, a foot and a half of snow on the ground, and no grass. it was crazy.
on our drive back, we went past lake tahoe. a lake that's 22 miles long, and over 1,600 feet deep. its amazingly blue. the mountain lake's, water is so clear they say you can see over 30 feet deep. we were just drivin' by, so i didn't have time to measure.
we stopped in placerville on out way back to frisco. ate at a place called z-pies. they specialize in pot pies. it was awesome! then i got coffee i at place that is built in front of an old gold mine. when you go to the back, you can eat inside the mine. sounds cooler than it really was. but fun nonetheless.
when we got back to the bay area, we went to the museum of modern art. i don't get modern art. 99% looked like crap to me. one piece looked like pee. it was a urinal. there was actually a urinal as a piece of art. as long as there is a urinal in museum as a piece of art, i won't get it. some of the videos made me feel like i was in a bad trip. it was to much for my tastes. but then i'm not an art snob.
that night, we ate at the cathay house in chinatown. that's what true chinese food is. it was the perfect way to end wednesday. it was so good, i feel like i can't eat chinese here now. its not nearly as good. the waiter was awesome and i never felt better leaving a tip. the only exception was when my lil' bro was my waiter. i can say nice things about him because he refuses to read my blog. but i won't. he's a loser.