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“What if…”

August 7, 2013 by Larry Harrell Fotoware

… Lake Tahoe was a National Park, instead of what it is, today?

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Of course, there would be no casinos, and the clearcutting never would have happened. There wouldn’t be any ski areas, either. Where would Tahoe rank, if it was a National Park?

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