We revised our trip and decided to take an extra day to explore Lake Tahoe. We decided to focus our time visiting the Emerald Bay. The water was so clear that you can see 60 feet below the surface. It was such a beautiful bluish green color, and definitely the most pristine lake I've ever seen. Lake Tahoe is the second largest naturally formed lake in the world. We parked at Vikingsholm and walked a mile down the mountain to the beach on Emerald Bay. The story behind Vikingsholm is that a mansion was built on the shore in the 1920's out of materials found around Lake Tahoe, for a summer home. The Knights built a small tea house on the island located in the center of Emerald Bay. They would take their guests over to the island to relax and have tea. Contrary to the name Vikingsholm, it was just a pleasant retreat. There was a kayak rental on the beach that Will and I signed up for. We kayaked to the island and climbed around the rocks to make it to the top where the ruins of the tea house still stood. We then kayaked around the shoreline back to the beach. Once we were done kayaking we noticed a trail leading to Eagles Falls which was a huge two tiered waterfall cascading off of the mountains that surround the bay. We explored the waterfall before heading out to the next KOA for the night.
