Tahoe day 4 (Emerald Bay)

There was inclement weather forecast for this afternoon so we got an early start. We drove to the beach that was nearest to Emerald Bay and got on the water around 9. It was a mile and a half to the mouth of the bay. This bay was at one time a lake of its own. The last ice age glaciers dug a channel into Lake Tahoe so the lake became a cove\bay. It is for the most part sheltered from the wind. It has  beautiful Sandy beaches and a historical residence. It is maybe the most visited part of the lake. Our tour yesterday went there. Today was a weekend and the weather was decent so Emerald Bay was heavily visited. We were a very small part of the crowd. We hit all the highlights, including a tour of the home at the top of the bay. We only paddled 7 miles but we were away from the MP for 7 hours. Our visit to the Eastern Sierra is over. Tomorrow we make the turn back to the east. Ely Nevada is our goal. We will be on highway 50 which is nick named "the loneliest highway".