Sonora, CA
After spending the night at William Kent Campground just south of Tahoe City, I started the day with this photo from the W.Kent Vista Point looking NE; the trees at the left surround Lake Forest on Dollar Point while the mountains of Nevada are visible in the distance.
Being too tight-fisted to pay for entrance to Sugar Pine Point Sate Park I continued south to D.L. Bliss State Park, where I was able to walk toward the somewhat steep shore and take the photo to the right. Most of the trees here are sugar pines because they lack the symmetry of ponderosa pines.
One of the peaks along the eastern edge of Desolation Wilderness, which is located to the SW of Lake Tahoe.
A look across the lake at Stateline, NV. [Click 1 or 2 times to enlarge.] You may be able to see the multi-story casino/hotels there.
Since I was shooting these photos from Emerald Point you can make out part of Emerald Bay if you look closely.
A look to the NW from Emerald Point; there has been considerably less development on the Nevada side of the lake, in part, because it is more mountainous. Since there was virtually no wind, no the wake where a boat had traveled previously.
Am not sure of the name of the ski area on the Nevada side, but a schuss-boomer may well get a long run for his money.
Emerald Bay. [Click once or twice to zoom in.] Note the fortress-like walls on the Fannette Island.
Panning left one can see the mouth of Emerald Bay between Emerald and Eagle Points.
A map of the Rubicon-Emerald Bay Area.
An explanation of Lora Knight's Vikingsholm, which means Vikings Bay.
An explanation of early-day touring at Lake Tahoe.
From Inspiration Point, a view of a paddle-wheeler passing Fannette Island. If memory serves, one or more of the boats were originally from California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. [Check links below and the next photo.]
A plaque explaining the "rich and colorful past" of Emerald Bay.
A plaque describing Mrs. Lora Knight's Vikingsholm. [Incidentally, the building on Fannette Island was apparently a teahouse.]
A plaque explaining the completion of a road around Lake Tahoe. One result was the scuttling of the Tahoe, often call the "Queen of the Lake," in 1940. And, if you think the roads are rough now, check the photo included of the days when touring was a real adventure.
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Links:
- Wikipedia article on the steamer Tahoe
- Nautical History of Lake Tahoe
- Wikipedia article on Vikingsholm
- California State Parks website on Vikingsholm
F 21 Oct Actual Route: East of Long Barn - Mi-Wuk Village - Sonora - 3Links CG
Sa 22 Actual Oct Route: 3Links CG - Sonora - Tuolumne - East of Long Barn
Su 23 Oct Actual Route: East of Long Barn - Mi-Wuk Village - Tuolumne - Sonora - East of Long Barn
M 24 Oct Actual Route: East of Long Barn - Tuolumne - East of Long Barn
T 25 Oct Route: East of Long Barn - 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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