The Lake in the Sky
August 25th 2010 Lake Tahoe is an Native Indian word, from the Washoe tribe, that translates to The Lake in the Sky. At 6225 feet, 1897 meters the lake has some serious altitude for such a massive lake - Lake Tahoe is the world's second largest alpine lake. It was formed about 2 million years ago when a basin formed due to normal faulting (tension and separation), and was filled by three ice age glaciers. The l
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