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Tahoe City , the hub on the lake's northwestern shore, does not
escape the tourists, but nevertheless manages to retain a more relaxed
small-town attitude. Hwy-89 meets Hwy-28 at Lake Tahoe's only outlet,
the Truckee River . The Gatekeeper's Cabin Museum (Wed-Sun 11am-5pm May-mid-June;
daily 11am-5pm mid-June to mid-Oct; $2), at the mouth of the river, is a
well-presented hodgepodge of artifacts from the nineteenth century, and
has a good collection of native basketware. Rafting down the Truckee is
a common activity in summer.
A couple of miles south along Hwy-89, 500 yards past the Kaspian picnic
grounds, hike ten minutes up the unmarked trail to the top of Eagle Rock
for amazing panoramic views of the royal-blue lake. Several miles
further along the highway is popular Chamber's Beach .
Squaw Valley , the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, is situated five
miles west of Tahoe City off of Hwy-89, although the original facilities
(except the flame and the Olympic rings) are now swamped by the rampant
development which has made this California's largest ski resort.
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