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Lake Tahoe is the pearl of the Sierra Nevada at any time of the year but especially in the winter. Sitting astride the California-Nevada state line about fifty miles northeast of Sacramento and less than fifteen miles southwest of Carson City. Easily accessible via U.S. Highway 50, Lake Tahoe has lots of vacation rentals existing throughout the year but the area is particularly known as leading ski vacation country.
Like the Sierra Nevada Mountains themselves, Lake Tahoe is fairly young, geologically speaking. The Tahoe basin was created about two million years ago when a small tectonic plate connecting the Sierra Nevada and the Carson Range dropped, forming what geologists call a graben. After this, the eruption of a now extinct volcano created a natural dam on the north side. Over the next million years, a string of glaciers advanced and retreated, forming Lake Tahoe as we know it today.
At an altitude of over 6000 feet, it is the highest alpine lake in the U.S., and second only to Oregon’s Crater Lake in terms of depth. Fed by mountain streams, it is the starting place of the Truckee River, its sole channel which also presents tremendous opportunities for fly fishing and white water rafting. Make a reservation early to book a charming cabin rental accommodations with direct access or a view to the lake.
The earliest human inhabitants of the region were Waashiu Indians, who gave Lake Tahoe its name. Nineteenth Century John Fremont was most likely the first European to visit Lake Tahoe in 1844. Apparently, the lake was initially named for John Bigler, who was the governor of California from 1852 to 1856. Though the lake was renamed Tahoe by the Department of the Interior under Abraham Lincoln, the name “Lake Bigler” stuck until after the Second World War.
As you might imagine, the Lake Tahoe area is diverse in history as well as leisure opportunities such as fishing, skiing, camping and hiking. Having been both a national park and a resort for nearly 150 years, the Lake Tahoe area has a reasonable amount of historic mansions as well as old mining and logging camps and of course, close by Carson City, where you can get a taste of what the Wild West was like back in the day. In fact, steam power is thriving and sound in the area. An old fashioned paddle boat still skims the waters of Lake Tahoe, and the Truckee & Western Railroad presents rides on an authentic 1870 vintage steam train.
For winter sports fans, Lake Tahoe is home to no fewer than twelve major ski resorts, which are usually operational between late November until early April. Most of these are situated on the lake’s northern edge near Truckee. However, Kirkwood Mountain Resort, located in close proximity to the town of South Lake Tahoe, gets the largest snowfall of any ski areas in the region which makes for terrific romantic travel inns.
For the children and non-skiers, there are a number of sledding services, many of which are without charge to the public and even offer rope tows up the hills. There are also a plethora of trails for individuals who prefer cross country skiing and snowshoeing.
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