Lake Tahoe View Photo

Photographer’s Note

This Lake Tahoe view is from the south side of Highway 89. The north side reveals Emerald Bay. The snow field in the mid ground is the Taylor Creek drainage, which is a good area to cross country ski. The mountain in the upper left corner is the Heavenly Ski lifts and the upper right corner is El Dorado County's highest mountain, Freel Peak at 10,886 feet.

The Washoe Native Americans lived in the Tahoe Basin probably since 7,000 B.C. Washoe means literally "People from Here". The People from Here lived around the lake in the summertime, fishing, hunting and gathering plant edibles. In the winter they lived in lower, warmer valleys.

Their name for Lake Tahoe is "Da ow ga" meaning simply "lake". Whitemen interpeted the word as "Tahoe". The People from Here name for the Pacific Ocean is also basic, "Da Ow Ga Shemu", meaning "real lake".

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brano14 (1870) 2009-02-22 8:02

Hello Ray,
Very good view on this magnificent place. The colors could better, some simple editing would be helpful. But it is a February photo,so we can understand.
Also very nice story.
Thanks!
Brano

rikko77 (6014) 2009-02-24 0:35

Hi Ray, bravo!it looks like a beautiful place and your pic shows it. Good choice of keeping trees in the foregound, so that you made this landscape more interesting.
Greetings!
Rikk

Dyerco (9038) 2009-02-24 7:04

Hi Ray
A good vista shot that shows the marvellous white beaches :))
Phil

martou (1670) 2009-03-01 10:14

hi Ray,
nice panorama of this stunning place, good point of view, I like the mountains in the background, good job, bravo Martin

nesiaZ (996) 2009-03-17 14:15

Hi Ray,
What a lovely place... The United States are full of an amazing place, am I right?
It must be wonderful to go there for a camp ;).
Take care!
Anetka