Thanks! Tahoe is a pretty cool place. Especially if you go with a group of friends. Reno is down the mountain, which I always enjoyed visiting as well. And yeah, I really like the idea of Steepshot, but apparently there is a limit to size of the photo you're allowed to upload.
In this post, my picture was super compressed and didn't come out looking all that great. I did a quick edit and posted the original. I'll definitely be using it in the future, but probably with photos directly from my phone— rather than ones I took with my actual camera. Just curious, where in CA do you live? I stayed in the Bay Area for roughly 4 years and in LA for a few months so I'm familiar with the state.
RE: Smoke on the Waters of Lake Tahoe