West Shore Explore
March 20th, 2021
A couple weeks ago, we were bored on a Sunday so we hopped in the car and drove the circumference of Lake Tahoe. The loop — with its many twists and turns — is about 72 miles, filled with vistas at every point. Our first stop was just above Emerald Bay overlooking Fannette Island. There’s only one island in Lake Tahoe and this is it, with a tiny stone house at the top of it where Lora Josephine Knight, heiress and owner/builder of the Vikingsholm estate, enjoyed tea on summer afternoons from about 1930-1945.
Farther down the road we stopped at Sugar Pine Point State Park where we had the entire shoreline and view to ourselves. The park is the site of the historic Hellman-Ehrman Mansion built in 1903. The view from the dock was truly clear and sparkling, typical of winter days in Tahoe and the lake’s renown clarity with a maximum depth of 60-75 feet in recent decades.
Tomorrow we’ll take a look around the grounds of the mansion.
See you then,
Kelly
Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying close to home.
Great shots of a beautiful lake. Looking forward to continuing the tour of the lake through your eyes.
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Thank you, Annie! Big Blue never disappoints.
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How clear is that water? 🙂 🙂
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Right? Some of the clearest in the world. On some days it looks like the Caribbean. 🙂
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I am surprised by the amount of snow still present, but it makes a nice colour contrast between the snow, the lake and the vegetation. What a beautiful place to be! I fancy a visit to Pine Lodge.
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There’s actually not much snow left this year compared to other snow-mageddon years, which tend to happen in Tahoe. Yes, if you come to Tahoe put Pine Lodge on the list. 🙂
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Beautiful lake, the water is so clear and the colours are fabulous.
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Thank you! Agreed — that Tahoe blue-green color is spectacular. I don’t even know what to call it!
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Oh how nice to see a bit of my favorite area, Kelly! I comment a lot to people how much Spokane reminds me of Lake Tahoe. I never made it out to Fannette Island, but would have tried to SUP out there. Great shots of the area and thanks for the tour! Yes, tell Jo that the water is that clear!
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Ha! Yes, it is SO clear. I commented back to her that sometimes it looks like the Caribbean. On a hot summer day, it’s not that different! Cool about Spokane! A friend of mine grew up there and she raves about it. Hope you had a great weekend!
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I’ll be off the blog for a couple weeks, Kelly, we just moved into the house yesterday and I’m operating with no Wi-Fi for a few days.
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Nice, being that close to beauty. Of course, we’re not that far from the Columbia Gorge, but bunker mentality has kept us pinned down. We need to take up your more adventurous attitude.
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We like the car and road trips — it gets us out in our own bubble without putting us in too much danger. Crazy to have to think that way, but such is life at the moment. Hoping to start doing more short weekend trips soon.
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OK – that’s it. Tahoe is definitely being put on our western itinerary in June. Hope you’ll be there! 🙂
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Whoop whoop! Yay! We will very likely be here! No travel plans at the moment. Would love to meet you, have wine, sit at the beach. Can’t wait!
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Yes, the bench is definitely ‘the spot’. 🙂
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Spot on. 🙂
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