The Washoe Indians called it Tah-ve; an unfathomable liquid sapphire set in a 500 square-mile watershed of alpine snow and ice. Too deep and vast to freeze; Lake Tahoes waters have; over time; reflected pristine forests; barren hillsides littered with slash and sawdust; managed restoration; and the glow of neon casino marquees. Its spectacular natural landscape; shared by both California and Nevada; is more designed than people realize. Humans transformed most of the old trees into mine shafts and cities. When the railroad; and later the automobile; domesticated the lake; putting it within recreational reach of the middle class; much of Lake Tahoes shore became a managed wilderness. Its location along a political border created a unique merger of naturalist and gaming economies.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Mary K. BoydMostly pictures. but. provided some desired info.
