Tag Archives: Nevada

Winter botany quiz #3

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

I won’t be coy about the location of these trees, all of which were photographed within the Lake Tahoe Basin during my recent trip. A further clue: I have already alluded to these species in a previous post. Once again, … Continue reading →

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Sand Harbor Overlook, Nevada

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

Lake Tahoe is fabulously beautiful from almost any perspective. There are certain places around the lake, however, whose beauty is so striking, so stunning, that one begins to believe they must have been copied from a starving artist’s painting or … Continue reading →

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A journey through time

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Ted C. MacRae

During the past two days, my family and I made the long drive from St. Louis, Missouri to Lake Tahoe, California to enjoy a week of skiing (both alpine and cross-country), snow-shoeing, hiking (at lower elevations), and decompression.  At 1,990 … Continue reading →

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