Lake Tahoe, where California and Nevada meet
Lake Tahoe, where California and Nevada meet
A vastly blue water and a vigorous scent of the pine tree forest, stay with you long after leaving the Lake Tahoe setting, 485 miles (780 km) north-east of Los Angeles.
This beautiful lake is the largest freshwater basin formed in the Sierra Nevada range of the United States. The glacial lake Tahoe basin was shaped during the Ice Ages. At almost 2000 m (6,225 ft) elevation, surrounded by mix conifer forest, its climate is relatively mild and August is usually the warmest month. There are some years where large rainstorms and a snowmelt in late spring, cause a summertime monsoon storms.
Originally inhabited by Washoe, a native American tribe, European civilization came to be in the Tahoe basin, around mid - 19th century, with the discovery of the Comstock Lode, the silver mine close to the Virginia City, Nevada.
There is a variety of animals living in and around the lake: trout, kokanee salmon, mackinaw trout, bear, Bald eagle, North American beaver, chipmunk, mink...
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... and then, things to do while visiting Lake Tahoe: beside water sports and dining, a theater under the sky of the Sand Harbor state park, the Shakespeare Festival, is a very unique entertainment venue you may enjoy.
As for preparing a quick, organic meal while you are away, here is a recipe for the homemade guacamole:
1 avocado, 1 medium white onion, 1 medium tomato, 1 serrano pepper ( red or yellow ) 1 small lime, handful of cilantro, pinch of coarse sea salt
Toss a pinch of salt in a mashing dish. Add finely chopped white onion, tomato, serrano pepper, cilantro and lime juice. The choice of red or yellow serrano pepper depends on whether you want your guacamole hot or medium. Crash the mix into a soft pulp with 2 big spoons. Peel off the avocado skin and pound its flesh to a mash with spoons. Blend all. Enjoy!
The only way to keep your guacamole (avocado) from browning the fresh green surface, is once ready made ( or cut avocado) put it in a glass container and push all guacamole or avocado tightly according to the container size, leaving just a bit of space on the surface to pour lukewarm water on top, seal it with tight-fitting lid on your container and refrigerate. When ready to use, pour the water out and stir. Your guacamole will be fresh green for about 2 more days.
HOMEMADE GUACAMOLE
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