South Lake Tahoe

The California fires of the past several days have not been kind to my stomach. Symptoms have ranged from not much of an appetite, to nausea, to craving chocolate. But a hike to Cascade Falls for a friend's wedding revived my hunger, and we had a massive meal afterwards at Thai Orchid, a couple of blocks off the Y. The food there was quite varied and inviting, colorful and delicious. We washed it down with a Mt. Tallac Amber Ale draft beer, which was closer to a bock than an ale.