Got Dirt?
Well, today was an action packed one. After breakfast I went over to the “Villa” here at Chalet View Lodge to shoot some pictures and video. The “Villa” is a luxurious stand-alone cabin often reserved by honeymooners…which I can see why, it’s simply fabulous! The Villa has two bedrooms, kitchen, large Jacuzzi tub for two, radiant heated floors, real wood burning fireplace, two large screen plasma T.V.s, deck with fireplace and elevated hot tub overlooking the golf course and pond. It’s simply spectacular! While I was shooting pics and video, Bob (the owner) said “we really need a model in the Jacuzzi tub to make the pictures and video look better…hang on, let me go get one.” In just a matter of minutes Bob brings his beautiful wife back to the villa to get in the tub. It was hilarious. After the Jacuzzi tub shot, I got Bob to join his wife in the hot tub on the deck…not sure they really wanted to go back to work after this break in the day.
Next up was an adventurous ATV tour just a few miles away on a nearly 2000 acre private ranch. Ken, the owner of Explore! Sierra Touring Company gave me a private tour of the ranch. We covered 20 miles of varying terrain, from a lava field, to dense pine trees to scrub oak and aspens full of golden leaves. We went fast at times, climbed to the top of peaks and crawled over some large rocks…it was simply a blast! The weather could not have been better either, not a cloud in the sky and probably mid-60s by the time we finished. Needless to say, I got a bit dirty today…I posted a pic on my Facebook Fan page with my face caked in dirt. Ken was telling me that during the winter months he does snowmobile tours (or snow machining if you’re Canadian), which I can only imagine would be a amazingly unique experience.
After I got back to Chalet View Lodge, the first thing on the agenda was to shower. After getting cleaned up, I went out to hit some small ball on the chip & putt nine hole course. It’s nearly November and I was in shorts and a tee-shirt…great afternoon.
Later that evening I headed over to “The Grille” for some dinner.
I had the special of the evening, which was a blacked Salmon with some colorful veggies. Simply delicious. The sky is so clear and with little light pollution, I decided to try and capture a good star trail picture…I got a couple good ones.
It’s now time to retire for the evening….
Mike Shubic
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Mike,
I have to say, you have my dream job! It was great meeting you at the Chalet View and look forward to following you on your travels to find those “hidden gems.”
Just to clarify, there is no pollution in the mountains. That was smoke from a nearby fire – the only hazard in the mountains or how some people in the neighborhood clean their yard.
Happy travels.
Hey Debra, so great to meet you as well. Wish I could have said goodbye. Yeah, I saw the prescribed burn. 🙂 Keep in touch. Ciao!