Tahoe is a California gem. A vast, bright blue sky, surrounded by mountains, reflecting off the sun. It's impossible to look at the photo and not want to go there.
That's how I felt. I kept looking, but I just couldn't get any plans for it. It wasn't until the long Thanksgiving weekend that my long-held wish came true. So get ready to read 🙂
We spent the first day at DL Bliss State Park.
I don't know why it's never specifically stated whether DL Bliss, or Duane Leroy Bliss, named this park. The fact is, the magnate, who made his fortune in gold mining and timber sales, was one of the people who kick-started Tahoe's tourism boom.
The logging era was drawing to a close, and the clever and enterprising Bliss rerouted his trains hauling lumber from Glenbrook to Tahoe City. He then began running passenger trains instead of freight cars! Later, Bliss's Lake Tahoe Transportation Co. was connected to the Southern Pacific Railroad.
It is not surprising that when part of the family's lands were donated to the park system, they were praised in the name of their far-sighted owner.
What else is the park famous for? Rubicon Point Light
The small wooden shack, which some thought resembled a village outhouse, is actually a lighthouse. Built in 1913, it didn't last very long. According to some sources, its light was shut down in 1919, while many locals claim it burned until the 1930s. However, it was replaced by the lighthouse at Sugar Pine Point (though that one, too, only lasted until 1935).
The light source was an acetylene flame. Two 300-gallon tanks were transported daily to Emerald Point and carried by mules to the lighthouse site. It is believed that the high costs led to the closure of the lighthouse.
Today, the lighthouse is the highest above sea level of any American lighthouse—6,300 feet, or 1,900 meters. This point is visible from almost everywhere around the lake.
Source: travel.ru