TABLE OF CONTENTS

[INTRODUCTION]

[CHAPTER I] Why "the Lake of the Sky"?

[CHAPTER II] Frémont and the Discovery of Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER III] The Indians of Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER IV] Indian Legends of the Tahoe Region

[CHAPTER V] The Various Names of Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER VI] John Le Conte's Physical Studies of Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER VII] How Lake Tahoe Was Formed

[CHAPTER VIII] The Glacial History of Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER IX] The Lesser Lakes of the Tahoe Region and How They Were Formed

[CHAPTER X] Donner Lake and Its Tragic History

[CHAPTER XI] Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River

[CHAPTER XII] By Rail to Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER XIII] The Wishbone Automobile Route to and Around Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER XIV] Tahoe Tavern

[CHAPTER XV] Trail Trips in the Tahoe Region

To Watson's Peak and Lake

To Squaw Valley, Granite Chief Peak, Five Lakes and Deer Park Springs

To Ellis Peak

[CHAPTER XVI] Camping Out Trips in the Tahoe Region

To Hell Hole and the Rubicon River

[CHAPTER XVII] Historic Tahoe Towns

[CHAPTER XVIII] By Steamer Around Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER XIX] Deer Park Springs

[CHAPTER XX] Rubicon Springs

[CHAPTER XXI] Emerald Bay and Camp

[CHAPTER XXII] Al-Tahoe

[CHAPTER XXIII] Glen Alpine Springs

[CHAPTER XXIV] Fallen Leaf Lake and Its Resorts

[CHAPTER XXV] Lakeside Park

[CHAPTER XXVI] Glenbrook and Marlette Lake

[CHAPTER XXVII] Carnelian Bay and Tahoe Country Club

[CHAPTER XXVIII] Fishing in the Lakes of the Tahoe Region

[CHAPTER XXIX] Hunting at Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER XXX] The Flowers of the Tahoe Region

[CHAPTER XXXI] The Chaparral of the Tahoe Region

[CHAPTER XXXII] How to Distinguish the Trees of the Tahoe Region

[CHAPTER XXXIII] The Birds and Animals of the Tahoe Region

[CHAPTER XXXIV] The Squaw Valley Mining Excitement

[CHAPTER XXXV] The Frémont Howitzer and Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER XXXVI] The Mount Rose Observatory

[CHAPTER XXXVII] Lake Tahoe in Winter

[CHAPTER XXXVIII] Lake Tahoe as a Summer Residence

[CHAPTER XXXIX] The Tahoe National Forest

[CHAPTER XL] Public Use of the Waters of Lake Tahoe

[APPENDIX]

[CHAPTER A] Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER B] Mark Twain and the Forest Rangers

[CHAPTER C] Thomas Starr King at Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER D] Joseph LeConte at Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER E] John Vance Cheney at Lake Tahoe

[CHAPTER F] The Resorts of Lake Tahoe

[INDEX]

FULL-SIZE ILLUSTRATION LINKS

1. [ Cascade Lake and Lake Tahoe the Lake of the Sky ]

2. [ "Bob" Watson, Tahoe guide, at home, with his dog Skookum John ]

3. [ Panorama from South End Fallen Leaf Lake ]

4. [ Panorama from South End Fallen Leaf Lake ]

5. [ Tahoe Tavern, Lake Tahoe, Calif. ]

6. [ Steamer Tahoe off Cave Rock, Nevada Side, Lake Tahoe ]

7. [ Mt. Tallac in storm. Lake Tahoe, Cal. ]

8. [ The picturesque Truckee River, near Lake Tahoe ]

9. [ A Washoe indian Campoodie, Near Lakeside Park, Lake Tahoe ]

10. [ Washoe indians at Lake Tahoe ]

11. [ The 'Signal Code' Design ] [ second photo ]

12. [ Dat-so-la-le, the artistic Washoe basket maker ]

13. [ One of Dat-so-la-le's masterpieces, 'Our Hunters' design ]

14. [ 'Our Ancestral Hunters' design ]

15. [ Washoe baskets made by Dat-so-la-le, 'Happy Homes' design ]

16. [ Susie, the Washoe indian basket maker, and narrator of indian legends ]

17. [ Jackson, the Washoe indian, telling traditions of his people about Lake Tahoe and Fallen Leaf Lake ]

18. [ Lake Tahoe near Tahoe Tavern, looking south ]

19. [ Lily Lake ]

20. [ Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe ]

21. [ Pyramid Peak and Lake of the Woods ]

22. [ Clouds Over the Mountain, Lake Tahoe ]

23. [ Gilmore Lake, Pyramid Peak and the Crystal Range, in winter, from summit of Mount Tallac ]

24. [ Desolation Valley, Looking Toward Mosquito Pass ]

25. [ Heather Lake, near Glen Alpine ]

26. [ Susie Lake, near Glen Alpine Springs ]

27. [ Pyramid Peak and Lake of the Woods, near Lake Tahoe, Calif. ]

28. [ Snow Bank, Desolation Valley, near Lake Tahoe ]

29. [ Grass Lake, near Glen Alpine Springs ]

30. [ Tamarack and Echo Lakes ]

31. [ Cascade Lake, Near the Automobile Bouldvard, Lake Tahoe ]

32. [ Memorial Cross at Donner Lake ]

33. [ The Steamer at the Wharf, Tahoe Tavern, Lake Tahoe ]

34. [ Donner Lake, on the Automobile Highway from Sacramento to Truckee and Lake Tahoe ]

35. [ The Canyon of the Truckee River in Winter ]

36. [ Automobiling along the Picturesque Truckee River, on the way to Lake Tahoe ]

37. [ Truckee, Calif., Where Travelers Take Trains for Lake Tahoe ]

38. [ Crossing the Truckee River Near Deer Park Station ]

39. [ Placerville, El Dorado Co., California ]

40. [ Vineyard on the Automotive Highway between Placerville and Lake Tahoe ]

41. [ Automobiling along the Truckee River ]

42. [ On the Automobile Boulevard Around Lake Tahoe ]

43. [ Atlantic to Pacific Automobile Party, Premier Tour, 1911, Stopping at Tahoe Tavern ]

44. [ Copyright 1910, by Harold A. Parker. Cascade Lake and Mt. Tallac ]

45. [ Casino at Tahoe Tavern, From Pier ]

46. [ Pier, Steamer Tahoe, and Lake Tahoe from Casino ]

47. [ Ballroom in the Casino, Tahoe Tavern ]

48. [ Tahoe Tavern from Lake Tahoe ]

49. [ Path in the Woods by Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Tavern ]

50. [ Morning Service at the Chapel of the Transfiguration, Tahoe Tavern ]

51. [ Ladies' Lounging Room, the Casino, Tahoe Tavern ]

52. [ The Front of Tahoe Tavern from a Table in the Dining-Room ]

53. [ The Launch Catalini, Lake Tahoe ]

54. [ Bathing in Lake Tahoe, Near Tahoe Tavern ]

55. [ Pleasure Party on the 'Wild Goose', Lake Tahoe ]

56. [ Looking Toward the Casino, Tahoe Tavern, Lake Tahoe ]

57. [ A Trail Party About to Leave Tahoe Tavern ]

58. [ On the Trail Returning from the Summit of Mt. Tallac ]

59. [ Angora Lake, near Lake Tahoe, Calif. ]

60. [ Glenbrook on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe ]

61. [ The Steamer Tahoe, at the Wharf, just before starting around the Lake ]

62. [ Lake Tahoe from Tahoe Tavern ]

63. [ Steamer Tahoe Rounding Rubicon Point, Lake Tahoe ]

64. [ McKinney's and Moana Villa, With Rubicon Peaks in the Distance, Lake Tahoe ]

65. [ Steamer Landing, McKinney's, Lake Tahoe ]

66. [ Snowballing in June, July and August, near the Summit of "The Crags," Deer Park Springs, Lake Tahoe ]

67. [ Fishing in Grass Lake, Near Glen Alpine Springs ]

68. [ Rubicon Point, Lake Tahoe ]

69. [ Brockway's Hot Springs Hotel, Lake Tahoe ]

70. [ Angora Lakes, Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe ]

71. [ White Cloud Falls, Cascade Lake ]

72. [ Upper Eagle Falls, Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe ]

73. [ The marble tablet on one of Maggie's Peaks, bearing the inscription:]

"FLEETWOOD PEAK, ASCENDED BY
MISS MARY McCONNELL,
SEPT. 12, 1869."

74. [ The island in Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe ]

75. [ 'Whispering Pines', Al Tahoe, on Lake Tahoe ]

76. [ E. S. Brown Cottage, Al Tahoe, on Lake Tahoe ]

77. [ Mount Tallac, Rubicon Peaks, etc., from Long Wharf at Al Tahoe, Lake Tahoe ]

78. [ Al Tahoe Inn and Cottages, on Lake Tahoe ]

79. [ Murphey Cottage, Al Tahoe, on Lake Tahoe ]

80. [ Porterfield Cottage, Al Tahoe, on Lake Tahoe ]

81. [ Cluster of Tents, Glen Alpine Springs ]

82. [ Glen Alpine Falls, Near Glen Alpine Springs ]

83. [ In the 'Good Old Days'. Glen Alpine Stage approaching Office at Glen Alpine Springs ]

84. [ Glen Alpine Falls ]

85. [ Glimpse of Grass Lake, looking across and up Glen Alpine Canyon ]

86. [ The Triumphant Angler, Lake Tahoe ]

87. [ Boating on Fallen Leaf Lake ]

88. [ Fallen Leaf Lodge Among the Pines, on Fallen Leaf Lake ]

89. [ Camp Agassiz Boys Setting out for a Trip, Lake Tahoe, Cal. Copyright 1910, by Harold A. Parker. ]

90. [ Tahoe Meadows, With Mt. Tallac in the Distance ]

91. [ Picturesque Palo Alto Lodge, at Lakeside Park, Lake Tahoe ]

92. [ The Long Wharf at Lakeside Park, Lake Tahoe ]

93. [ Automobile Road Around Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe ]

94. [ Glennbrook Inn, on Nevada side Lake Tahoe ]

95. [ Sunset at Glenbrook, Lake Tahoe ]

96. [ by Harold A. Parker. Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe ]

97. [ Cottage overlooking Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe ]

98. [ Proposed Family Club House, Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe ]

99. [ Launch towing boats out to the fishing grounds, Lake Tahoe ]

100. [ An Early Morning Catch, Tahoe Trout, Lake Tahoe ]

101. [ A gnarled monarch of the High Sierras, an aged Juniper, near Lake Tahoe ]

102. [ Mountain Heather, in Desolation Valley, near Lake Tahoe ]

103. [ The Successful Deer Hunter at Lake Tahoe ]

104. [ Chris Nelson, With His Catch, a 23 lb. Tahoe Trout ]

105. [ Professor Fergusson at the Fergusson Meteorograph at Mt. Rose Observatory. 10,090 Feet ]

106. [ An Alpine White Pine, defying the storms, on the north slope of Mt. Rose, 9,500 Ft. ]

107. [ Tallac, Lake Tahoe ]

108. [ Looking North from Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe ]

109. [ The Fergusson Metrograph on the summit of Mt. Rose, wrecked by snow... ]

110. [ Refuge Hut and Headquarters for Snow Studies on Mt. Rose, 9000 Feet ]

111. [ Skiing from Tallac to Fallen Leaf Lodge ]

112. [ Snow Surveyor on the Mountains above Glen Alpine in Winter ]

113. [ Outlet of Lake Tahoe, Truckee River ]

114. [ Flock of Sheep being driven from the Tahoe National Forest ]

115. [ Island Park, Lake Tahoe ]