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By: James
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Words and Photos By Nate Cordova: licensetostill.com/
2009 was the first year I’ve made the trip to Lake Tahoe with my lacrosse family. For years now, Oregon laxers, alumni, and a few others have played in the Lake Tahoe Lacrosse Tournament every July, and for some reason or another, I’ve never been able to go.
Which is why it was a huge disappointment for me when I dislocated my shoulder (for the 4th time) in a lacrosse game two weeks before the tournament. So although I wasn’t able to take the field again with my brothers, our fraternity of uncountable and undefinable characters and memories, I was able to bring my camera and shoot our games and off-field bromancing.
One of my roommates/teammates from college, Julian, lives on the west side of Lake Tahoe and that’s where our drive ended. The first thing we did when we got there was break into Julian’s room, give him a big hug, and then pass out on the floor fully clothed.
An overnight drive sounds kind of ridiculous at first but I’ll give Chris credit for the idea. We had the entire day at Meeks Bay while everyone else trickled in that evening. I’ve never been to a lake quite like Tahoe, Shasta is pretty cool, but Tahoe has amazing rock formations, white sand beaches, and crystal blue water. Every time we went to the beach I brought my Holga and my twin lens reflex camera, so you’re going to have to wait to see those prints.
The rest of these photos from the first day are from the barbecue we had at Julian’s house later that first night as everyone arrived.
Since I dislocated my shoulder (again) two weeks before the tourney in Tahoe I wasn’t playing, but I do miss the bruises and welts when 100mph balls skip off my arms, thighs and shins. Honestly, I enjoy playing goalie more than I’ve enjoyed nearly anything else in my life.
That being said, I LOVE taking pictures, so it wasn’t the biggest disappointment of my life when my shoulder relegated me to the sideline for the weekend. I recapped Day 1 of our trip in this earlier post and the following photos are from all the lacrosse action from Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Bigfoot fellas, don’t worry if your photo is not included in these, I’ll be posting an extensive collection on my facebook page soon.
This is why we all come to Tahoe. Not the lacrosse. But to swim in God’s waterpark — the Yuba River. My boy, Julian (above), is lucky enough to have spent part of his life in the area, and knows how to get to this off-the-map spot. Natural waterslides, rock jumping, and crystal clear waters awaited us.
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