Los Angeles to South Lake Tahoe, CA
Driving from Los Angeles to South Lake Tahoe is a breathtaking experience. This is about an 8 hr drive. First you will have to drive through Sacramento. Many people might have already taken that route to visit San Francisco, but some may have not.
Driving to Sacramento
There are many ways to get to South Lake Tahoe from LA, but this article will talk about interstate route 80. In order to get to route 80, we need to drive through Sacramento. Most of the drive will be farmland, but some parts are quite interesting. Before you get to the farmland, you will be driving through beautiful mountains. These mountains have breathtaking views, and also have hiking trails. After that there will be farmland, but don’t let that ruin your trip. There is much more to see after the farmland. For a little while, you will be driving through beautiful fluffy rolling hills with golden grass growing on them. After the beautiful scenery, there will be more farmland, but that’s only as you get closer to Sacramento. After you reach Sacramento, you can merge onto the 80. This is where the journey gets interesting.
Driving through the mountains
Interstate route 80 is a cross country highway, which means it stretches from the west coast to the east coast. It starts from the bay area, and ends in New York city. This is the route that will be taken from Sacramento to South Lake Tahoe. This is a mountainy drive which is filled with beautiful pine trees, and in the winter time, snow! There are many detours in these mountains that can be taken to explore the snow.
Once you exit the freeway, there are mountainy twists and turns in the roads, and as you get further away from the freeway, you will be able to see the lake. There will be small houses and neighborhoods you will pass by on your journey.
Once you reach your destination, there will be a small pizza restaurant that you can eat at. Then, off to your hotel.
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