Lake Tahoe - Squaw Valley

Okay, so Squaw Valley would be the perfect place for a writer's conference. Someone needs to get on that. In the winter, there's nothing to do there except ski, sled, and walk around the small village. You could also go dog sledding for a pretty penny.  I admit, I do love to ski, but if you're not the type then you could rent a cabin/condo, write in the morning, eat and take a walk during lunch, take in the fresh air, snow, mountains, scenery, etc., then write more in the afternoon. At night, you could hit the local bars and restaurants for dinner and a few drinks then call it a night. Sounds good to me. Hello? SCBWI members, are you listening? Squaw Valley would be perfect, maybe not for a big conference, but at least for a middle grade/YA fiction retreat of some kind.  I'm in.

I hear SV is a lot of fun in the summer too. Hiking, biking, walking, fly fishing, trapeze. Sounds like fun to me. 

Here are a few pictures from our trip. Yes, I did get some writing (revising) done every day while my daughter took a nap. I holed up in the bathroom with my laptop for a good hour-and-a-half from about 2:00 - 3:30 PM. Hey, you don't have much choice when you're in a room with a king size bed and a pack-n-play. Enjoy!

Shot from up top:

Cable Car going by:

 

PlumpJack decor: industrial contemporary meets Tim Burton. Inside there are very few straight lines, even the edges of the entertainment centers were cut in distinct wavy patterns.  

One of the "Tim Burton" designs: These hung throughout the halls. What is it?  The ghost of a haunted mansion? Whatever it's supposed to be, it's cool, and for me it creates visuals of a dark world where everything has movement. I highly recommend the PlumpJack.