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together. In the fall, you can easily start
the morning off with a round of golf and
follow up with a long-distance cross-country
mountain bike ride. Trails that once seemed
too steep during the warm summer months
are now much less daunting. Explore Tunnel
Creek trail in Incline Village, bike up Old
Mount Rose Highway and descend the
Tahoe Rim Trail, or cruise through the trail
system of Tahoe XC.
For those who want to get on the water,
many local sports stores rent stand-up
paddleboards and kayaks well into the fall.
Get out your wetsuit for fun water activities
on the area’s smooth-surfaced lakes—from
Tahoe to Donner Lake to Boca Reservoir—
which make for ideal waterskiing and
wakeboarding. Trout also grow more active
with the cooling water temperatures, and area
lakes and rivers offer some of the finest
fishing in the West.
SEASON’S SPIRIT
Fall is a perfect season for bundling up
indoors and reading a good book alone.
But for those who love getting out all
year round, north Lake Tahoe’s events
scene offers plenty of activities to keep
you busy. Whether you’re an active athlete
on the move, a foodie, or someone who
loves getting into the hype of fall’s various
celebrations, north Lake Tahoe’s events
schedule is as vibrant and varied as the fall
leaves’ myriad colorations.
Foodies won’t want to miss the Passport
to Dining, held Nov. 7 at the Tahoe
Biltmore, an annual fundraiser with over 30
tasting stations, a silent auction, and a raffle
which benefits the North Tahoe Business
Association.
For those seeking balance of body, mind
and spirit, Granlibakken’s Wellness
Weekend, scheduled for Nov. 8-10,
will give visitors the opportunity
to practice yoga, attend
mindfulness seminars,
and hear from The New
York Times best-selling
author and psychiatrist Dr. Mike
Dow.
FUN FACTS
DISCOVER LAKE
TAHOE’S HISTORY
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DIG INTO GEOLOGY.
About 2 million years ago,
a shift in tectonic plates caused
the Tahoe Basin to drop down
between the Sierra crest to
the west and the Carson range
to the east. Volcanic activity
led to expulsion of magma up
through the faults, filling in
gaps and damming the valley.
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ORIGINAL RESIDENTS.
The earliest known
inhabitants of the Tahoe Basin
were the nomadic predecessors
to the Washoe, Maidu and Paiute
Indian Tribes. They existed
during the Middle Archaic Period
and reportedly returned to the
area seasonally to hunt, fish
and collect medicinal plants.
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FIRST SIGHTING. The
first recorded sighting
of Lake Tahoe by a European
explorer was written by
John C. Fremont in February
- Legendary explorer
Kit Carson was the leader of
Fremont’s exploration party.
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FIT FOR A KING. The
Vikingsholm Castle is
located at the head of Emerald
Bay in Lake Tahoe. A unique
blend of nature’s spectacular
beauty and man’s architectural
ingenuity, Vikingsholm was built
as a summer home by Mrs. Lora
Josephine Knight in 1929.i
TAHOE TODAY. With a total
population of 65,000 and
approximately 3 million visitors
each year, the Tahoe Basin
remains the same awe-inspiring
place that drew the Washoe
Indians there 10,000 years ago.Source: North Lake Tahoe Convention &
Visitors Bureau