Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe is a large fresh water lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  At a surface elevation of 6225 ft  it is located along the border between California and Nevada.  Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America with a depth of 1645 ft which makes it the second deepest lake in the U.S.; Crater Lake in Oregon is the deepest lake.  It is the 26th largest lake, by volume, in the world at 122,160,280 acre ft.  It was formed 2 million years ago and was it's current shape was formed during the ice ages.  It is 22 miles long and 12 miles wide.  It's shoreline is 72 miles with two thirds of the shoreline in California.  It is known for it's clarity of the water and the surrounding mountains on all sides.  At the surface in the summer the lake temperature is 68 degrees but at the deepest areas the water is 39 degrees.  Lake Tahoe is a major tourist attraction in both Nevada and California and it is home to many ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and several tourist attractions.  On the Nevada side there are also Casinos. 
All I can say about Lake Tahoe is that it is beautiful and a camera cannot do it justice.  We stopped in South Lake Tahoe and went to a marina, now closed, to get some pictures of the lake.  We then drove into Lake Tahoe, NV to check out more views of the lake.  Every view we saw was gorgeous.  The blue water with the mountains and trees combine for some really beautiful scenery.  I took over 200 pictures of the lake and the surrounding area.  The scenery driving to Lake Tahoe was beautiful too.  We started at 4000 ft elevation and climbed to 7650 ft before descending to 6200 ft at Lake Tahoe.  We then drove to Carson City, NV to check out the Capital of Nevada and had lunch at Q's BBQ.  We had a great day!