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Lake Tahoe, The Lake, is the jewel of the Sierra Nevada's. At 6,226 feet above sea level Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. It is 12 miles wide, and 22 miles long. The Lake has a surface area of 191.6 square miles. The average depth of The Lake is 989 feet, while its deepest point is 1,645 feet. This is the third deepest lake in North America. Lake Tahoe contains about 40 trillion gallons of water. To put that number in perspective, that amount of water would cover the state of California in 14 inches of water.

LAKE TAHOE, CA

Dave
2004-02-21 14:15:23

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be found at various ski resorts. Some of my favorite resorts for summer hiking are Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley and Sugar Bowl. The views from the top of Alpine and Squaw are fabulous. Squaw Valley has a cable car which leaves from base camp for high camp many times a day. The cable car fare is $14 round trip. I have taken a one way cable car trip up to the top and then hiked down or I have hiked up and then taken the cable car down. Many of the ski resorts advertise summer biking on the winter ski slopes. Squaw Valley has many bike trails only available in the summertime. I have heard that a great steep ride is the trail that comes down from Squaw's high camp to their base camp. For more information about the Tram Car and Squaw Valley bike trails call PHONE NUMBER (530) 583-6985.

I love hiking the ski slopes in the summertime because of all the wildflowers that are just coming out, the scenic vistas and of course I find all the loose change and other things that skiers drop. I have found many coins over the years on these hikes. Sometimes I find car keys, old wallets, sunglasses, parts of skies, medals and other items.

Squaw Valley's high camp consists of a bungee jumping station, an an ice arena (which is open in the summertime), a large pool, and a restaurant and gift shop. The high camp is located at 8,200 feet.

Heavenly Valley Ski Resort in South Shore also has a Tram car that whisks people 2000 feet above Lake level. The entire trip takes only 7 minutes and there are many hiking trails at the top. Trips depart every 15 minutes in the summer from Memorial Day through late September. The summer fare is $10.50 and the winter fare is $12. Those children under 6 years of age can ride the tram for $6 year round. For more information call Heavenly at PHONE NUMBER (702) 586-7000.

A real challenge of a ride, but one that rewards with outstanding views ...