Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the US at an average depth of 300m. The lake is 35km in length and 90% of the water comes from melting snow. Straddling the borders of California and Nevada, it is a haven for holiday makers, with water sports in the summer and ski resorts in the winter.
The lake has been formed over the last 2 million years, commonly believed by the collapse of a volcanic crater but there is a school of thought that it is the result of the rise and fall of the landscape due to faulting. Whatever the cause, any time of day or season, or mood … it is breathtakingly beautiful.
We spent an hour this morning ambling around Tahoe City, with it’s quaint wooden shops.
This afternoon we caught the Tahoe Gal, a cruise boat, for a 3 hour cruise over the crystal clear, pristine waters to Emerald State Park, on the South side of the lake. Here we passed the Nordic-style Vikingsholm mansion, built in 1929.
Back on land we had an early dinner at Christy’s Grill, a wonderful restaurant, overlooking the lake.
Then home to prepare for our trip through Yosemite tomorrow and to revel in another spectacular sunset.
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