Thunderbird Lodge is just a few miles south to Sand Harbor State Park. The lodge used to be a vacation home of George Whittell Junior, a rich man who inherited US$ 40 millions from his parent before World War Two. At that time he bought a large chunk of lands beside Lake Tahoe (27 miles of the east shoreline). Think about how you would react if Yellow Stone or Grand Canyon are privately owned. The government did not like this type of landscape or seascape monopoly, and later bought the lands bit by bit. Today Thunderbird Lodge is open for public tour, and that's why I could photograph the east shore.