Page 94 - June-July23

TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE

crystal-clear waters and the azure blues of the lake. There’s no
marine life to spot and almost nothing stands in the way of the clear
views of the lakebed.
It’s deceptively deep though, the leader of the kayak expedition
is quick to point out that the lake’s deepest point is 500 metres,
the second deepest for any lake in America.
It’s also why it packs more volume than lakes or water bodies
that are much larger.
The kayak trail also took me past scores of million-dollar
homes that dot the lake. It was Lake Tahoe that was the
backdrop for some of the most legendary scenes in
Godfather 2 including Michael Corleone’s imposing
lakeside villa.
Many of the charming, family-owned hotels along
North Lake Tahoe are on the edge of the lake, a dip in
the lake is just a few metres away from your hotel
room.
My dip came a few hours later after another steep
but short trek up Eagle Rock, a viewpoint that
offers the best views of the lake. It’s here that I
realised that Lake Tahoe is one of the most
beautiful Alpine Lakes (lakes at an altitude of
above 5,000 feet) that I have ever visited.
Even before Lake Tahoe became a busy
summer tourist destination and a magnet
for adventure seekers, it was America’s
premier skiing destination. A position that

Para-sailing over Lake Tahoe