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A Holiday Weekend on the Water in Tahoe

·California, United States·#california#summer#boating#lake tahoe#fourth of july
A red-roofed building in the foreground with tall pine trees, a large lake, and a blue sky with clouds.

A few days at home over the Fourth of July weekend. The mornings started with that familiar view through the pines, looking out over the lake. Evenings were calm, watching the sky change and the boats settle in along the shore for the night.

We kept meals simple, mostly grilling. Afternoons were for getting out on the water. It was busy, as you’d expect for the holiday, with boats dotting the entire lake. From the driver's seat, the goal was just to find some open water.

We spent some time tubing, cutting a wide wake across the deep blue water. You could see other people doing the same, and the occasional parasailer high up against the clouds. It was a pretty typical summer holiday scene here — just a lot of people out enjoying the sun and the cold water of the lake.

A beach at dusk with a lake, mountains, docks, and boats, framed by dark foreground bushes.Two seasoned cuts of cooked meat sit on a striped paper plate on a wooden surface, with a person's foot visible.The helm of a boat with a steering wheel, dashboard gauges, a stereo, and a smartphone in a cupholder.A person tubes behind a boat on a large blue lake, with green mountains and a cloudy sky in the distance.A parasailer with a red, white, and blue parachute flies under a cloudy sky above a large lake with distant treed mountains.A white speed boat with colorful graphics floats on blue water in front of forested mountains under a cloudy sky.Blue lake with many boats, forested mountains, and a clear blue sky with white clouds.A lake scene with multiple boats, kayaks, and people swimming, backed by tree-covered mountains under a blue, cloudy sky.

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