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There has always been resistance to the creation of national parks and preservation areas. Yes, you guessed correctly, capitalism is guilty we don’t have more places like Tahoe protected.
@@useazebrathe east shore was extensively logged during the silver mining in Virginia City area. The choice of conservationists back then was save Tahoe or save Yosemite.
I’ve said the same many times, tahoe is beautiful but sadly access is so limited, very little public lakeside to visit, it’s a big status symbol for wealthy folks.
I spent the month of July 1959 at Squaw Valley, courtesy of the US Army. Our battalion was charged with installing communications at the ski jumps, prior to the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics. Needless to say, we had weekends off and Tahoe was the destination.. At that time development was scarce around the lake and it was very beautiful, the water was cold and the girls were friendly. We had a good time. Haven't seen it since.
He didn’t mention the fact that Tahoe is the 6th largest natural lake in the US behind the great lakes. I've lived in Reno Nevada all my 57 years and love Tahoe it is truly a wonder.
This is an exceptional presentation. My first visit to Lake Tahoe was in 1988. I fell in love with it. I’ve been back at least a dozen times, exploring every bit that I can. The shorelines are quite different from each other and I’ve tried to experience them all. It would take more than a lifetime to lose the total awe I feel at first sight with each visit. It is so comforting to be near this gem of the U.S.
My dad owned a lodge and four cabins on the south shore. It had a pier with a boat house plus a bunch of other cool stuff. We spent lots of time up there both winter and summer back in the late 50's and 60's. Finally it was the water quality issues that forced him to sell it. All lake shore properties were required to upgrade to ultramodern waste water systems and that was that because the cost of putting these in was astronomical. The lot sits bare as it has since it was bulldozed back in 1965. It was a great place to grow up.
Northern California, and California in general, is a far cry from what it once was. It was indeed, though, a great place to grow up. (born in 1967 in San Jose) But now it's a regulation nightmare and taken over by people with corporate interests who live for their own wealth and acquisition, and many of us "natives" have relocated because the property taxes, post 1977 (prop. 13?) are so outrageous. If you were a land owner before prop.13, your property taxes (for example) may be $400 on your land. But if someone new was to buy it, their tax would be $2,000. Probably $4-5,000 now. If you still own land prior to prop 13, another way the state or local government tries to squeeze money out of you, is to tax you to death on any improvements you make, or the expense of the countless regulations and inspections on home or property improvements. So many of the improvements were never about "the environment" or "climate change" just made to look that way, to hide the greedy intentions of those who already have plenty to profit from. They've ravaged the whole state, with their real estate and business ventures but yet blame the average tax paying consumer and general public for most of the waste and or pollution just for buying what they market. It's very disturbing, and no doubt corrupt when there is such vast amounts of money to be made, but now suddenly too many people. (Too many people, but by all means open our southern border to the world!) It's seems to me, much of what is causing "climate change" is the bioengineering of the weather. My, there is so much we're not told, and the reasons for doing things always presented as something else or withheld. Seems to me it was never about the environment, that is just a front if they're spraying the sky with chemicals as if we can't see them and don't know how unnatural the sky looks with hash-tagged cloud streaks in it. (At least for those of us who remember what real clouds look like.) Their idea of caring for the environment is a bit bewildering, as they want the natural world preserved, but as far as people's lives go, the only way the environment can improve is if there were no people on it. Whatever shall they do for their noble cause, but remove people somehow? Like maybe a massive fire or a viral outbreak? Find a way to make people "leave". Except for themselves, of course. It's so strange how arrogant, dishonest and entitled so many of these corporate big shots have become. I suppose I still feel lucky to have known California when it was such an amazing place. It's so overgrown with development now, it's almost unrecognizable to me, like by the past was something I imagined, that didn't actually happen. I left the state 3 years ago, because I couldn't stand the cost of living and the ridiculous politics. Now it really is like a dream that became a nightmare and I have no desire to ever go there again, even though It truly was a great place to grow up. But now, you couldn't pay me to raise a child there. I sincerely hope someone who is honest and has some talent for getting things done, can restore some justice and integrity into how the state is governed, and establish order and sensibility to how it's managed, not just in the bay area, but every county of the state, because if they continue on with the nonsense going on in all the branches of government it's looking pretty grim. I really wish it didn't though. There are enough sad things going on as it is. I hope, no matter what, Tahoe can stay as beautiful as I remember it also.🌅🏞️🌲
@@allisoncolby7851 You've produced a well written comment. One thing for sure is there are plenty of problems to go around that there is no place one can go to get away from their share of them. Best wishes to you.
@@mspionage1743 In a way he did. He took the money and set up a trust for both his kids. My half got me a college education and the land and house I am living on today.
I SCUBA dived Lake Tahoe at least 400 times over the years starting in the mid 70's and even did a dive from the Davis boat at Rubicon Point. I started Snorkeling back in the 60's. The visibility was amazing back then. Tahoe can have a strong current! I did a dive from my boat off Dollar Point and had to swim at a 45-degree angle to go in a straight line! There are some huge trees from the Comstock era that were logged and sank in the lake too. I really enjoyed the video.
Have you tried Monterey bay? Talk about lack of clarity and current. Scariest dive I have done, dodging diagonal fishing lines 30ft underwater, seals, Cormorant bids, kelp forests and great whites. But I would love to dive Tahoe.
In the late 70’s I lived at the Lahontan fish hatchery on the North Shore of Tahoe when working for California Fish and Game. Lake Tahoe is a national treasure that has been ravaged by real estate developers.
We moved away from Montgomery Estates in 1971. The Keys were already there and that weird aquarium plant was already growing off the South Shore. They had just installed the sewer line where we lived (at that time outside the SLT city limit). I'm looking forward to watching all of your videos. The only way I get to visit is on Google satellite maps and street view. I was so fortunate and protected growing up there! School and Girl Scouts taught us all about the flora and fauna and the Washoe. Our favorite summer place was Baldwin Beach.
We can't. The underlying assumption with these assessments is that all rates measured are uniform and do not ever change. A claim of 2 million years is based on an observation of only a few decades. That's only an observation of 0.00005% of the total time being asserted.
News flash, nobody knows Jack. it's all speculation by people who survive on endowments and government grants. You don't last long unless you act like you know or echo someone else's speculation. Know it all's.
This video makes me want to study geology. What a great presentation! I’ve been to Lake Tahoe many times, but never knew much about it besides being it being a great winter vacation spot
Living 46 miles west of Tahoe for 50 years, I appreciate all of this information emenisely! The graphics are very accurate as well as visually stunning. Very great presentation.
This video is fantastic! Thank you! The underwater cliffs are amazing, actually theres so many amazing things here, I'll be watching again...and again.
Thank you to all for this presentation; Steven thank you for its narration. I have been coming to and living at The Lake since the mid 60’s living both at the South and North Shore. I plan to return again soon.
WOW, great presentation. I’ve been there twice in my life. I would like to see it again before i’m gone. It is such a beautiful lake and surrounding region.
I had the good fortune to have visited lake Tahoe & briefly toured & hiked to most of the areas in the presentation. Despite the development of the area I was deeply touched by it's beauty & have often wondered about the geology of the lake & it's surroundings. This video revealed what I had actually seen. Well done.
Great video! I really enjoyed the 2D of the lake bottom, such a neat perspective. I've always been fascinated by the tree stumps below the water and how well they are preserved. I'm fortunate enough to live about 1.5 hrs away and have spent a great deal of my life enjoying all that the area has to offer, it's truly an outdoor enthusiasts playground!
I've never been further west than Little Rock, Arkansas, but Lake Tahoe is on my bucket list. I really enjoyed this video. I love learning about the places I plan to see before I get there. Really enhances appreciation and enjoyment of the trip!
Its truly a beautiful and amazing place. Sad to see what's come of it over the years. I remember when the Tahoe keys was under development. I was maybe in the second grade. Dad and I went trout fishing right next to it. Even at that age I thought building a housing development on that marsh couldn't be a good idea. Nowadays people like me have been priced out of the area , even for a night in a motel. It all belongs to the elite class now, and it seems the Rich could care less about the health of the area. Every time I'm in south shore theres always some trash that I pick up and throw away.
@@jamess5432 Ha! Not on the weekends or during the summer. Unless you're talking about some rundown poop hole of a place. Sure, there's plenty of old raggedy no tell motels that cheap. Heck, you can even find a few off the main drag that actually charge by hour. Sounds lovely.
I lived in Incline Village and King's Beach from 1984 to 1990 and my job required me to travel around the lake daily. It was the most beautiful and sometimes magical time of my life through Winter snowstorms and sparkling Summer days that felt like they would never end. (: Thank You Lake Tahoe
I use to live and work in Sparks, NV and had a position in Home Health. I had a couple of patients in Tahoe Village and would travel the Mt.Rose Highway to get there. The travel was straight up the mountain and once the top was reached, I could see Lake Tahoe was a Beautiful expanse Of Beautiful blurb water. Then after my visits , I would begin my descent down the mountain . The drive could be a "White Knuckled " adventure as at times there were no guard rails. I only had to make the trip twice a week luckily!!!And a very educational and informative video..Thank You so very much!!!
I lived on south shore for 6 years and even as I am literally looking at the sun setting at my birthplace on the Puget Sound, I find myself feeling nostalgic.
What a beautiful, rugged area, I've always been curious about it's depth and how it formed, this great video does a wonderful job of explaining everything about it. Thank you.
My family has been going to Lake Tahoe every other summer for 30 years. It is one of the most beautiful spots on the planet. I hope it survives climate change and I hope we learn how to care for it much better than we have in the past. Thanks for a great and informative video.
Good presentation. Tahoe has about 20,000 homes surrounding its periphery and within its watershed. There are also, thousands of miles of roads and quite a few golf courses. That is simply too large a human 'footprint' for the lake's clarity to return to 'pristine'
Thanks to the large rain/snow year, the lake is as clear as it's been in a long time, I believe I heard 30 years. For reference, the water is cleaner in Lake Tahoe than any of the bottled water you can buy in the store.
Well done presentation. I've enjoyed Lake Tahoe for many years - from hiking Mt. Tallac, to Shakespeare Lake Tahoe, to boating and jet skiing the lake, to enjoying shows and gambling. Still have a pair of sunglasses at the bottom of the lake from tipping over while jet skiing. Beautiful lake for sure. Hope everyone gets the opportunity to enjoy it at some point in their lives as well.
I'm from California, my children are prune pickers😆Now living in South Carolina. I always thought that Tahoe was an old volcano and bottomless!! So watching this was a real eye opener
I always heard that there was another lake on the exact opposite side of the world and the two were connected through the Earth. Lol. The things you believe when you're a kid.
I live 12 miles as the crow flies south east of the lake in Fredericksburg, Ca. The lake is truly a marvel. Even as close as it is, I don't get up there enough.
Growing up we went to Lake Tahoe every other Summer. There's a smaller shelf near the shore and swimming out past it was terrifying seeing the depths below you (and cold as all hell). At the time it wasn't even known exactly how deep the lake was...(that I am aware of). The pollution from runoff has been tragic but they are trying to improve it...
Uh, great vid. I lived in Tahoe with my ex ages ago- will always have a fond place in my heart for it. I always said for years I would go back but never have. Still, a wonderful place.
Excellent presentation. Addressing urban runoff would be a good move for lake clarity. Systems exist and work in other waterside locales. It is doable.
I am blessed beyond grateful to have stayed there during the summers and winters as a child it was a home away from home. My grandfather bought land in Tahoe City after his long military career and had a cabin built on it. It was during that time where he also managed the Truckee Airport. It’s been years since I’ve been back. Thankfully the property is still in the family. I know it’s not the same as it was when I was a kid but it will always give me such great peace of mind every time I go. I hope to go back soon. I love you Tahoe.
I lived there for a couple years in the mid 80's, and worked a little for Barifot photography in Tahoe City. they had a huge beautiful pine in the middle of the north shore road then ... it was removed since. Wonderful place! I got my BA in '80 in Earth Science, but ended in Engineering... Petrochemical then defense, and finally Telecommunications. Now ... mostly retired I would love to get into this again and burry myself in the Earth-y-ness! LOL Hay! ... do you guys take volunteers?
Back in 2002 I was staying with some friends in Lake Tahoe for a few months and on one of the hot summer days we went out on their boat and I jumped in the lake. I know how to swim no problem but I wanted back on that boat instantly I was scared shitless. The depth seemed ominous
I lived there in the early 1970’s. My understanding is that by treaty with the Paiute Indians, a certain amount of water must flow down the Truckee river every year to Pyramid Lake, even if it has to be pumped out of Lake Tahoe. This may have been abridged by other agreements since then.
Awesome science production for the public. Money well spent. My dive buddy Los Angeles area move to Minden and has dove with a club that dives the lake. It is kinda cloudy.
I visit those places and many parts of California during the summer , I could be road tripping all day everyday during the summer , California has some beautiful places
Only Been There Once as a Kid , Thinking Back as an Adult now, I Felt Strong Energy Around That Lake, Just Didn't Know What I Was Sensing? Thank You! Most Awesome Video! Never New Any of This Plethora of Historical Information! I Miss California' I Miss Home🌲🏞🌲💜🖖
After this last 6.2 earthquake followed by at least 7 2 to 3 shakes that day I wonder if that is connected to the lakes faults. Thank you for creating this educational piece
