{"id":15517,"date":"2011-10-27T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=15517"},"modified":"2016-05-30T23:51:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T06:51:47","slug":"skipping-rocks-a-newly-discovered-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/skipping-rocks-a-newly-discovered-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Skipping Rocks &#8211; A Newly Discovered Talent?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While we were driving around the north shore (of Lake Tahoe, California) looking for a spot we could bike, we happened to stop at one visitor area. The short path ended at a rocky beach. As we found out, this was not the best for biking HOWEVER it was awesome for skipping rocks.\u00a0Practically every rock here was smooth and flat.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15538\" title=\"tahoerocks00\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tahoerocks00.jpg\" alt=\"Skipping rocks in North Lake Tahoe, California\" width=\"605\" height=\"401\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This was the first time that my husband and I were able to skip rocks successfully. We had a blast but my arms and shoulders were sore for the next few days. Yes, I look like a total dork with my bike helmet but I just didn&#8217;t feel like taking it off and then putting it back on again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15518\" title=\"tahoerocks01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tahoerocks01.jpg\" alt=\"Skipping rocks in North Lake Tahoe, California\" width=\"290\" height=\"192\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15519\" title=\"tahoerocks02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tahoerocks02.jpg\" alt=\"Skipping rocks in North Lake Tahoe, California\" width=\"290\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so glad my husband got video proof that I did indeed skip three times. 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