MOUNTAIN RETREAT

FACES OF TAHOE

     Here's the moon over that "Mystery Pier" some of you guessed at yesterday. It's in South Lake Tahoe.

     It's our first visit to the beautiful blue lake on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada range.
     TAHOE FACTS
           Elevation 6229 feet
           Maximum Depth  1645 feet  Average Depth 989 Feet
           Length 22 Miles   Width 12 miles
           71 miles of shoreline--42 in California 29 in Nevada
           Annual Snowfall  18 feet

     The legendary blue is indeed beautiful and the water is incredibly clear.

     The top half of the frame below is underwater.

      In the winter the mountains become a ski and winter sport playground. The lake never freezes.

     The surface water temperature ranges from 68 to 41 degrees. It is easy to see why generations have delighted in

Lake Tahoe.

      See you down the trail.