Lake Tahoe, Now and Then
As I've been surfing through news about the Caldor Fire forcing evacuations around Lake Tahoe (link to previous blog) a few photos have really stuck with me. One's this one, of Emerald Bay:
AP Photo / Rich Pedroncelli
The picture is from a few days ago, before the mandatory evacuation order came down. Note the fires are not at Lake Tahoe. Even today they're still a few miles away from the lake, and days ago they were further out, but they are still sending considerable smoke over the area.
Here's an example of what Emerald Bay on Lake Tahoe looks like normally:
This picture (above) is from a hiking trip to Eagle Falls in June 2019.
The picture below is from a hike up to Granite Lake in August 2019:
(Why 2019 pics and none from 2020? Coronavirus, yo! Lake Tahoe was even closed to visitors at times last year.)
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AP Photo / Rich Pedroncelli
The picture is from a few days ago, before the mandatory evacuation order came down. Note the fires are not at Lake Tahoe. Even today they're still a few miles away from the lake, and days ago they were further out, but they are still sending considerable smoke over the area.
Here's an example of what Emerald Bay on Lake Tahoe looks like normally:
This picture (above) is from a hiking trip to Eagle Falls in June 2019.
The picture below is from a hike up to Granite Lake in August 2019:
(Why 2019 pics and none from 2020? Coronavirus, yo! Lake Tahoe was even closed to visitors at times last year.)
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