September 22, 2014 (Monday) Paint-Out Lily Lake and Glen Alpine Falls

Lily Lake

Monika, Pat and I will not be able to attend, but the directions are pretty easy and Pat enjoyed painting there earlier this summer and sent these photos.  (The rest of us were at the meadow area before the cabins).  Be sure to look for other artists and say Hi!  We have on average 5-6 artists each week - different ones each time and some are regulars.

Date:                 September 22, 2014 (Monday)
Time:                9:30 am
Place:                Lily Lake (near Fallen Leaf Lake)
Meeting Place:  parking area for Lily Lake

Amenities:         Close to Taylor Creek Visitor Center - ranger station, shop, restrooms - near turn-off for Fallen Leaf Lake Road but on 89.  Also, at the end of Fallen Leaf Lake Road is a snack shack, gift shop and restrooms

Glen Alpine Falls - on the way to the parking lot

What to paint:  Lily Lake or the nearby Falls.  Parking on the side of the road for the falls.

What to bring:

1. painting gear
2. camera
3. cell phone
4. lunch and drink or cash to purchase at the snack shack
5. Might be 77 degrees, but bring something for breeze or cool morning
6. Sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
7. Bug spray
8. map!

See below map - right click it and you can save it and print it...

Directions:
From Reno:  Take 580 south to Carson City, take the Fairview Exit to old 395.  Turn Left at old 395/Carson Blvd.  Turn right at Highway 50 to South Lake Tahoe.  Continue through South Lake Tahoe to the "Y".  Turn Right on 89/Emerald Bay Road.  Go 3 miles.  Turn Left on Fallen Leaf Lake Road (oops, I forgot to label the road on my map above).

Continue on Fallen Leaf Lake Road all the way to the end to where Post Office is and go beyond it to your right and you will come to the fire station.  Go past the fire station following the sign as pictured below:

Links:
http://www.fallenleaflakecabins.com/about/fallen_leaf_lake_boating/

http://www.laketahoegetaways.com/angora-lakes-lake-tahoe-hiking-trails/