Tahoe

Mark, I have not ridden there since the late '80s but the amount of
paved bike/multi use trails has improved greatly since then. The true
bike trail is parallel to the north end of highway 89 on the west side
of the lake. The majority of the roads are two lane and heavily traveled
all day long. In many ways it is a great ride and it is a miserable
ride. There is a lot of interesting riding there. IMHO it is south of
the lake where the legendary Death Ride takes place. My personal
favorite is the mountain bike 6 mile downhill. About a 30 mile loop with
very serious, technical stuff on the downhill. Also the pony express
descent is great. It is a shortish mostly pavement uphill starting in
Meyers, going up Hwy 50 to Ebbitts pass summit and then down a wild
singletrack. But back to recumbents: if you are into serious climbing,
start in Meyers, go over Luther summit and down to Woodfords, on to
Genoa and up Kingsbury Grade to Spooner Summit and then the easy part
along Pioneer trail to the start.
Best wishes, let us know what you end up doing.
Frank (I've never ridden a recumbent there.)