A very cool idea!
Tahoe water trail in works
The route exists, but a proposed law would get the word out to paddlers.
By M.S. Enkoji - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, June 16, 2007
A water trail that hugs the 72-mile shoreline of Lake Tahoe could become the next best way to showcase the magnificent depths of the mountain lake.
The water trail would provide a designated recreational path for non-motorized boaters -- much like a land trail for hikers. The hope is that having an official water trail would encourage paddling along the shore on a days-long journey that includes camping, picnicking or hiking along the way, said Sue Rae Irelan, a recreational analyst with the California Tahoe Conservancy.
The proposed law, which swept through the state Assembly and is under scrutiny by state Senate committees, could reach the governor's desk by the fall, said Ted Gaines, the Republican assemblyman from Roseville who is sponsoring the bill.
"It expands recreational activity in a unique way, and it's an opportunity to view the lake from non-motorized watercraft," he said.
Gaines' bill would designate the California Tahoe Conservancy, the agency responsible for protecting the lake, as the leader in planning amenities along the trail.
A completed trail plan would have to be submitted to the state Legislature by January 2009.
