The Flume Trail - Lake Tahoe

This trail has been written up in several cycling magazines.  The scenery is indeed literally jaw dropping.  I took a few photos, but couldn't even begin to capture the beauty of this place, especially since these photos were taken with a camera phone.

We logged 17 miles and 1800 feet of elevation gain. At Portland's near sea level elevation this would be a reasonable ride, but here in Tahoe at a top elevation of 8154 feet this ride really beat me up.

Newberry Crater

For the first mountain bike ride of the trip, we rode around Paulina and East Lakes.  They are both contained in the caldera of the Newberry volcano, located about 20 miles south of Bend, Oregon.

Click on the photo to get a full sized view.

Here's a view from the North side of East Lake.

It Fits!

It was a stressful morning, but in the end everything fit in the POD.  

Here is how they load it on the truck. 

First, they drive this gizmo onto the POD and pick it up.

Back the truck under, 

Lift up the wheels on the gizmo and it's almost ready to go. 

The next question is; when will we see our stuff again?