Day 67- seeing cousins

Another day of touring Tahoe and skiing the resorts. Today i got three ski resorts to myself. I got to ski/slide down the snow of squaw and sugar bowl ski resorts and then a quick 15 miles and I was into Donner pass and shortly after in Truckee. Here I could stay with some cousins I have not seen in years. We were thinking around 6. I got up around 530 (I'm trying to get back to my schedule from the dessert because it is not so cold in the morning) and I walked a few miles before I realized I had lost my water bottle somewhere in the last 24 hours. It was not terrible, as I would be in a town within a day, but it did limit how much water I could drink throughout the day. I would have to drink out of my bowl. With that small problem aside, I got to got through most of the ski areas around tahoe and then walked a long ridge that had great views all around. As I neared Donner pass there became more and more day hikers. I did not really feel like talking to them so I put in my headphones. I finally got to Donner pass and hitch hiked to the safeway in truckee where I did some shopping and was soon picked up by my cousin Darren. I got to his house and got to see his wife Sheryl and son Quinn for the first time in 6 years. Later his other son Carson got home from football and it was nice to catch up with all of them. They even fed me a great tri tip steak for dinner with potatoes! It's sure better than trail food. To make things even better, Darren gave me a ride to Reno where I exchanged my broken trekking pole for a good one! The night ended with me getting to watch one of the rare giants games I have gotten to see during the year. Hopefully tomorrow I can replace my broken camera.