Description
Includes a pictorial guidebook for Lake Tahoe, one of the largest, highest, deepest and clearest lakes in the western US, nestled near the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, on the California-Nevada border at an elevation of 6,250 feet above sea level (Reno Tahoe Specialty, Inc., circa 1990); a road and recreation map for the Sierra Nevada Mountains and, in the center of it, the Lake Tahoe area (a popular four-season resort, with skiing & snowboarding in winter & spring, swimming & boating in summer & early fall) (from AAA, 2004); a recreation map for the El Dorado National Forest, which encompasses a large section of the Sierra on the south side of Lake Tahoe (from the US Department of Agriculture/Forest Service, 1974); a detailed Trail Map of the Desolation Wilderness, a 64,000 wilderness area within the El Dorado National Forest, that runs along the crest of the Sierra (including sections that are snowcapped year-round) (from Tom Harrison, 1995); an official map & guide to Donner Memorial State Park, the place where the ill-fated Donner Party were trapped in the mountains during the terrible winter of 1846-47, on their way to the promised land of California. The park today encompasses beautiful Donner Lake, featuring swimming, boating, fishing, hiking & camping in summer, fishing & hiking in winter (from California State Parks, 2002); and an official map & guide to D.L. Bliss & Emerald Bay State Parks, neighboring state parks along the southwestern shore of Lake Tahoe that cover some of the most beautiful parts of the Lake (from California State Parks, 2001).
