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Bob Tregilus @elaterite@fosstodon.org

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California.

A black and white landscape photo of a mountain lake. The scene is hour glass shaped. A bay of a larger lake is in the foreground with a tiny island in the middle. It becomes a narrow neck in the center of the image and a much larger lake is seen in the distance. Dark clouds rain on far distant mountains. The bay in the foreground is surrounded by conifer tree covered slopes. It is very cloudy and a beam of sunlight comes from the upper left, behind the photographer, to illuminate the island and the right side of the bay.

#Lake #Mountains #BlackAndWhite

Feb 15, 2025, 08:01 AM·

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**Marlene Breitenstein Art** @breitensteinart@mastodon.art · Feb 15

Feb 15

Marlene Breitenstein Art @breitensteinart@mastodon.art

@elaterite Beautiful shot. Do I recall hearing there was a wildfire there in the last couple years?

**Bob Tregilus** @elaterite · Feb 15

Feb 15

Bob Tregilus @elaterite

@breitensteinart Thank you! Nope, no fire...yet. The 2021 Caldor fire threatened the area though. That's the one that started on the west side of the Sierra (near Pollack Pines) and burned to the east side (South Tahoe). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldor_Fire

And that was the same year the Dixie Fire in the north also burned from the west side to the east side of the Sierra. Unprecedented. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Fire

One day in Reno I remember seeing the smoke plumes blowing east on both sides of the city.

en.m.wikipedia.orgCaldor Fire - Wikipedia

**Ambivalena** @ambivalena@pixelfed.global · Feb 15

Feb 15

Ambivalena @ambivalena@pixelfed.global

Marvelous landscape, and wouldn´t it be great to have a small cabin on that little island :)

**Bob Tregilus** @elaterite · Feb 15

Feb 15

Bob Tregilus @elaterite

@ambivalena Yes, Emerald Bay is the jewel of Tahoe. I've paddled my kayak into it & explored that tiny island. On Fannettee island, Lora Knight had a tea house built. The ruins are still there. On the shore, under a big waterfall, Knight had Vikingsholm built in 1929. It is built with local materials but the architecture is Scandinavian. It's hard to get a photo of both Vikingsholm and Eagle Falls because the mansion is buried in the trees. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikingsholm

A color landscape photo from the top of a island in a large lake bay. The sky is clear blue. A low range of mountains is seen in the distance. The month of the bay is center-right and is framed by conifer trees. A steam powered Mississippi style paddle boat is cutting across the bay from the month toward the lower left. The island dominates the lower left of the frame. It is in the foreground. There is a small conifer tree in front of a stone ruin that appears to have no roof. The ruin has a empty window frame on the left side. The island rock and the ruin rock are all a light grey color.

A color landscape photo of a large home built of large stones in a forest. There's a castle like turret on the far left. The windows have a gentle arch over the top and are wood framed with a sunburst style in the arch area. The home is hard to see because it is setback in the forest and is surrounded by trees. It is two story.

A color landscape photo of the front door of a home built of very large stones. The door is made of wood and has glass on both sides. The glass is a diamond motif. The door frame has a gentle arch over the top. The wood is beautifully craved with knots and arrow like designs. The door has a diamond motif, like the glass, and large decorative iron hinges.

An almost square color photo of a small island on a mirror like lake. The water is very blue. The island is a large hump of rugged rocks with conifer trees growing on it. On the top point is a small ruin of a single room stone building. The island is strongly reflected in the still lake water. A faint line of clouds is seen along the bottom of the frame.

**Ambivalena** @ambivalena@pixelfed.global · Feb 16

Feb 16

Ambivalena @ambivalena@pixelfed.global

Fantastic images, I especially liked the last one on the island with the calm water aroung it. Read about Lora too on wiki, a very special lady i presume. Thanks for the images and to have learned something new :)

**Bob Tregilus** @elaterite · Feb 16

Feb 16

Bob Tregilus @elaterite

@ambivalena Well, she was certainly a rich lady. Here's a couple more photos. The one of Fannette Island is just before the sun lit it up. The clouds were thicker so it kind of makes the island look like it is floating in the sky, I think. Then two of Eagle Falls which tumbles down just behind Vikingsholm and into Emerald Bay. Sadly, it really isn't possible to get a good photo of the waterfall.