. The lake of the sky, Lake Tahoe, in the high Sierras of California and Nevada; 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 ccamping out trips, summer residences, fishing, hunting, flowers, birds, animals, trees and chapparal [l] with a full account of the of the Tahoe national fores, the public use of the water of lake Tahoe and much other interesting matter . GLENP
. The lake of the sky, Lake Tahoe, in the high Sierras of California and Nevada; 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 ccamping out trips, summer residences, fishing, hunting, flowers, birds, animals, trees and chapparal [l] with a full account of the of the Tahoe national fores, the public use of the water of lake Tahoe and much other interesting matter . ON THE NE\A1)A SIDE OF LAKE TAHOE. HE STE\MER TAHOE, XV 1111 W il \KI\ JUST I5EE0KE START-ING lliE LAKE CAMPING-OUT TRIPS IN TAHOE REGION 189 rocky, and exceedingly steep grade, must have called it a hell of a hole to get into or out of, and in future refer-ences the name stuck until, at last, it was passed down tofuture ages on the maps of the U. S. Geological Survey asthe true and correct name. But if the reader thinks the name in the slightest degreecharacteristic of the place itself he never made a greaterblunder. Instead, it is a paradise of delightful large, fairly level area — hundreds of acres at least —through which runs the clear and pellucid waters of theRubicon River on their way to join those of the American,and dotted all over with giant cedars, pines, firs and liveoaks, with tiny secluded meadows, lush with richest grasses,it is a place to lure the city-dweller for a long and profitablevacation. Whether he hunts, fishes, botanizes, geologizes ormerely loafs and invites his soul,
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