Washoe Lake causeway

Another view, looking west toward Franktown and the Carson Range. The old Ophir Road went up the prominent pass to Lake Tahoe. It's now a hiking trail. It was also the site of a flume that brought logs from operations around Lake Tahoe down to Washoe Valley, where they were went on to Virginia City to become mine timbers, lumber, and firewood. Modern US 395/Interstate 580 now runs along the base of the range.