After leaving Tule Lake, California on September 5, we stopped in Reno, Nevada for four nights. Lake Tahoe, an hour away, is just over the scenic Rose Mountain Pass.
Thunderbird Lodge Historic Site, on the shore of Lake Tahoe, offers guided tours from Incline Village, NV. The tour started with a nice shuttle bus ride along the beautiful east shoreline.
This magnificent Summer estate was built in 1936 by George Whittell, an eccentric San Francisco Millionaire. Timing is everything, he pulled his money out of stock one week before the 1929 Crash.
Whittell's 1939 55-foot Mahogany yacht, Thunderbird, is stored in the boat house in perfect running order. The twin engines produce 2200hp, top speed of 70mph, displacement of 16 tons and fuel consumption of four gallons per mile.
The Thunderbird Lodge is also referred to as Lake Tahoe's "Castle in the Sky" because it is perched among the rocks in a secluded setting overlooking the lake.
The tour took 2 1/2 hours including the shuttle ride. This idyllic setting is available for weddings $$$$$ and the Yacht may be rented for $5,000 an hour. This was a gem of a tour. The boat is beautiful.
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