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Fannette Island
Lake Tahoe, California
Within Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay is Fannette Island, the only island in the lake. Rising 150 feet above the water, this rocky island, believed to be a remnant of the glacial action that created the bay, is crowned by a crumbling stone structure called the Tea House. I waited until the sunrise highlighted the Tea House to capture this image.
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The breathtakingly blue of Lake Tahoe is so clear that in some places objects can be seen to depths of 75 feet. The reason the lake is so blue is that the thin, clear mountain air allows the lake's pure, crystalline water to reflect the blue sky above. The lake can also appear red during sunsets or gray-black during storms. Lake Tahoe is 22 miles in length, 12 miles in width and has a max depth of 1,645 feet!