Lake Tahoe - Part I

Sonora, CA

    On 16 October I left the Martis Lake Campground SW of Truckee, in part because it was closing for the season later that day, but principally to spend two days in the Tahoe Basin. As I headed down CA267 I finally got the nerve to park and take the photo you see at the right. [Apparently there are no Vista Points since it would require cutting down more than a few trees.]

    After reaching the edge of Tahoe at Kings Beach, I decided I didn't want to pay $8 just to park briefly and take a few photos. I drove east on CA28, which became NV28 once I crossed the stateline. There were the usual ubiquitous casinos and, since the area just past the casinos was on a hill, I turned around and drove back into The Golden State [or Brass State, given its financial health]. Brockway has a golf course built c1925 which claims to be the home of the first Crosby [Golf Tournament; guess it became a Clambake when Bing moved it to Monterey County].
    The photo just above was taken looking NE from a subdivision on Dollar Point.

 

    Walked down Observation Point Road and took another shot of the Nevada shore across the blue lake, which is 1646' deep at an elevation of 6229'. [Crater Lake in Oregon, which is c1900' deep, seems much bluer -- perhaps because there has been no development along its shore.]

 

 

    Looking generally south from Dollar Point toward Sugar Pine Point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    From the Gatekeeper's Museum Beach shooting to the SE.

 

 

 

 

 

    Panning to the left from the beach at the south edge of the Truckee River outlet from Lake Tahoe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Panning further left....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Mouth of the Truckee River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Rubber dam and bridge across the Truckee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    A plaque explaining The Outlet (aka, Outlet Point). [Click 1 or 2 times to enlarge.]

 

 

 

 

 

    Washoe Indians beliefs about Lake Da-ow 'ah-ga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    The Eternal Battle over Water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    CA89 bridge over the Truckee.

 

 

 

 

 

    No game wardens around to stop Washoe Indians (and other Native Americans) from gill-netting fish.

 

 

 

 

 

    Do Sat La Lee, an outstanding basket-weaver, lived at the mouth of the Truckee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Wahoes went to the Lake for their summer vacations too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    [Click once or twice to zoom in.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Clarity tests of Tahoe's water using a technique developed by a priest named Pietro Secchi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Lake Tahoe map.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Plaque explaining Gatekeeper's Cabin & Museum.

 

 

 

 

 

    Gatekeepers and their cabins.
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Links:

• Wikipedia article on Lake Tahoe
• US Geological Survey website on Lake Tahoe
• North Lake Tahoe Historical Society Information on Museums & Exhibits

Th 20 Oct Actual Route: Pines CG - Greeley Hill - Coulterville - Sonora - East of Long Barn

F 21 Oct Actual Route: East of Long Barn - Mi-Wuk Village - Sonora - 3Links CG

Sa 22 Oct Route: 3Links CG - Sonora - Tuolumne - East of Long Barn
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Finding Campgrounds:

• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com

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