50 on 50: Our Trip to Genoa

Genoa Bar & Saloon
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Yesterday on our trip back from Genoa and one of our favorite watering holes we took another detour, a road about halfway up the mountain as you leave Carson City off of Highway 50. It turned out to be a newly paved nice road for about a mile when we came to a crossroads. The pavement turned to dirt as we first took the high road that led to a few beautiful private residences and what appeared to be a lot of future home sites that never were completed. The GPS showed the road going all the way up the mountain but it was rutted and especially this time of year with there still being snow at the top of Spooner Summit, we decided to turn back. When we got back to the crossroads, we went down this time. We soon came across a large gate and a lot of no trespassing signs. We were on an adventure so we drove on through. The next sign we came across was “Now Entering Washoe Indian Reservation” and more no trespassing signs. In respect to the tribe I turned around again and headed back to the crossroads. Now we found ourselves with only one more road we haven’t ventured. This was the one we chose not to go down previously as it appeared somebody had spent a lot of money to keep people out and there were more no-trespassing signs than the other two. So we went down anyway. After we passed the signs warning us we were under video surveillance we started to get really curious where we were. I mean what’s the worst thing that could happen, get shot? Oh yea, we were trespassing and we did pass many obvious warnings, but the scenery was some of the most beautiful we have seen yet. “What could this be”, we kept asking ourselves.

Then we hit pay dirt.

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We found Heaven for anybody the loves the game of golf, Clear Creek Tahoe Golf Club. The views and scenery are spectacular. It was another great find as this place is off the charts beautiful and… off the charts. It’s an invitation only Golf Club that is very exclusive and very hard to find. I am sure they have put a lot of effort into keeping this place private and secluded with respect for the members. We had yet to see a single vehicle and not a single person but we still decided to turn around and head back with respect to where we were.


Zephyr Cove

We soon were back on Highway 50 using both lanes, apexing our turns as we do to save gas and brakes. We had heard from our neighbor the beach at Zephyr Cove was a good dog beach (hard to find in Tahoe) so we decided to stop and let Koda get some exercise. This was another good find. There were doggie-doo stations everywhere so obviously your pets are welcome. A good thing about exploring this time of year is you rarely see another sole. We had the park and beach all to ourselves and Koda loved it. Our quick stop turned into over an hour of beach fun. But alas, with the restrooms closed for the season and since we had been on the road for hours we decided it was time to head home and beat the incoming storm.