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Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada
Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada Author:George Wharton James Subtitle: Its History, Indians, Discovery by Fremont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flower... more »s, Birds, Animals, Trees and Chapparal [l] With a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting M General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1915 Original Publisher: G. W. James Subjects: Washo Indians Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) Tahoe National Forest Tahoe National Forest (Calif.) Tahoe, Lake Tahoe national forest Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies Travel / United States / General Travel / United States / West / Pacific Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: THE LAKE OF THE SKY LAKE TAHOE CHAPTER I Why "the Lake Of The Sky"? LAKE TAHOE is the largest lake at its altitude -- twenty-three miles long by thirteen broad, 6225 feet above the level of the sea -- with but one exception in the world. Then, too, it closely resembles the sky in its pure and perfect color. One often experiences, on looking down upon it from one of its many surrounding mountains, a feeling of surprise, as if the sky and earth had somehow been reversed and he was looking down upon the sky instead of the earth. And, further, Lake Tahoe so exquisitely mirrors the purity of the sky; its general atmosphere is so perfect, that one feels it is peculiarly akin to the sky. Mark Twain walked to Lake Tahoe in the early sixties, from Carson City, carrying a couple of blankets and an ...« less