More orchestration and pdf work respectively re Violin Concerto ("Ticklish") (page 67) and San Timoteo Can[yon]tata (11) before heading out with Harriet, Tisha, and Claire to
Lake Tahoe -- via
Sacramento,
Auburn,
Gold
Run,
Blue Canyon,
Emigrant
and
Yuba Gap /
Pass,
and Castle Ridge,
lingering
at
the
Pacific
Crest
Trail's crossing of Donner Summit,
before
plunging down
the Grade,
veering south along the cliffy Truckee River.
After dropping off zee ladies at Commons Beach,
head
further east
over Dollar Ridge,
past Tahoe Vista,
King's Beach, and
Brockway,
over the
Nevada border,
downslope along
Crystal Bay,
at last making the connection in the outskirts of Incline Village with Route 431.
From here,
upslope briefly in the car to last week's endpoint of
Birdie Way,
then
walk
gradually
up
from
7000
to
7400
feet
at
Fairview
Boulevard,
with panoramic views of
Rose Ridge and the
Lake.
Take in the even larger panorama at Hairpin
View
before
retracing
steps --
Herclitian
moments
all...
King's Beach,
Tahoe
Vista,
Carnelian Bay,
picking up the posse (an adventure in and of itself) back in Tahoe City.
The way home is accomplished... welcomely, for a change... in daylight,
so there are more sights to see along the Truckee,
up and over Donner,
marvelling at lingering snowfields,
careening down to Emigrant Gap and the
Foothills,
ultimately
returning for more composition re Psalm 99 and The Decameron - Second Day.
