{"id":9863,"date":"2014-03-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=9863"},"modified":"2014-04-01T17:08:21","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T06:08:21","slug":"kings-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/kings-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/puppy-golden-retriever-bear.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"puppy-golden-retriever-bear\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/puppy-golden-retriever-bear.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/puppy-golden-retriever-bear.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/puppy-golden-retriever-bear.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright OVR\">\n<h1><a class=\"white\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/kings-beach\">[mm-insert-title]<\/a><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"white\">Lake Tahoe, California<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-beach-dylan.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"rocks-beach-dylan\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-beach-dylan.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-beach-dylan.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-beach-dylan.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kids-digging-hole-sand-playing-spring.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"kids-digging-hole-sand-playing-spring\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kids-digging-hole-sand-playing-spring.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kids-digging-hole-sand-playing-spring.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kids-digging-hole-sand-playing-spring.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"alignleft OVR\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<fancyletter class=\"orange\">A<\/fancyletter>fter a lazy morning at a sharehouse on the hill with bonus puppy (cutely named bear), we descended to a more conveniently located hostel at Kings Beach. I&#8217;ll let you visit tomorrow, but until then welcome to Lake Tahoe. This is the holiday we didn&#8217;t even know we needed until we arrived. Oh how much I had missed water! Spring bulbs were slicing green blades through the earth and early daffodils glowed in the gorgeous sunlight. <\/p>\n<p>We were there due to a offhand comment that could have passed me by, I&#8217;m glad it didn&#8217;t. One of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/twins\/\" title=\"The twins\" target=\"_blank\">the twins<\/a> in New Mexico had said this would be my perfect town, when I had mentioned my dualing desire to live in the forest and by the beach. Water that meets the mountains, that is so clear you can see to the bottom. It was just how he mentioned and it had a new organic grocery, that became out go to in an instant for fresh juice and deliciously naughty treats like chocolate brownies and palm sized cookies.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan kicked his legs on the pier while I strolled, drinking it in. Two kids were busy digging to china, so proud of their 2 hour deep hole they demanded their mother take a photo, she lacking the imagination of youth she refused. Pine trees incongruously grew out of the sand, pinecones littered the beach and bobbed lazily at the shore. Dogs ruled the beach, more than one had a pinecones in the mouth to the delight to all passersby. <\/p>\n<p>We returned to the hostel, Dylan exhausted, but I wasn&#8217;t ready to call it a night. I felt the call of the water again and for perhaps the first time in our trip I ventured out alone. I walked for hours, people watching. I was waiting for sunset, uncertain of staying, but I was glad I did. Oh the endless sky and the colours on the water. This was a magical place.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"alignleft\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kids-playing-under-pine-trees-beach.jpg?resize=440%2C661\" alt=\"kids-playing-under-pine-trees-beach\" width=\"440\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kids-playing-under-pine-trees-beach.jpg?w=440&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kids-playing-under-pine-trees-beach.jpg?resize=399%2C600&amp;ssl=1 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alignright\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadows-pier.jpg?resize=440%2C661\" alt=\"shadows-pier\" width=\"440\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadows-pier.jpg?w=440&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadows-pier.jpg?resize=399%2C600&amp;ssl=1 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dylan-sitting-pier.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"dylan-sitting-pier\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dylan-sitting-pier.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dylan-sitting-pier.jpg?resize=441%2C293&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dylan-sitting-pier.jpg?resize=624%2C415&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lovelock-pier.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"lovelock-pier\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lovelock-pier.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lovelock-pier.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lovelock-pier.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sitting-pier-kings-beach.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"sitting-pier-kings-beach\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sitting-pier-kings-beach.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sitting-pier-kings-beach.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sitting-pier-kings-beach.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pools-reflection-sky.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"pools-reflection-sky\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pools-reflection-sky.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pools-reflection-sky.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pools-reflection-sky.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tourists-indian-frolicking-water-lake.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"tourists-indian-frolicking-water-lake\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tourists-indian-frolicking-water-lake.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tourists-indian-frolicking-water-lake.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tourists-indian-frolicking-water-lake.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pine-tree-beach.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"pine-tree-beach\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pine-tree-beach.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pine-tree-beach.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pine-tree-beach.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pine-needles-dry-sand.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"pine-needles-dry-sand\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pine-needles-dry-sand.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pine-needles-dry-sand.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pine-needles-dry-sand.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sand-pinecones-scattered-beach.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"sand-pinecones-scattered-beach\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sand-pinecones-scattered-beach.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sand-pinecones-scattered-beach.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sand-pinecones-scattered-beach.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/yellow-twigs.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"yellow-twigs\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/yellow-twigs.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/yellow-twigs.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/yellow-twigs.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dry-sand-dune-grasses.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"dry-sand-dune-grasses\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dry-sand-dune-grasses.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dry-sand-dune-grasses.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dry-sand-dune-grasses.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cairn-rock-pile-beach.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"cairn-rock-pile-beach\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cairn-rock-pile-beach.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cairn-rock-pile-beach.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cairn-rock-pile-beach.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-pebbles-beach.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"rocks-pebbles-beach\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-pebbles-beach.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-pebbles-beach.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-pebbles-beach.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/three-beqch-combers.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"three-beqch-combers\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/three-beqch-combers.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/three-beqch-combers.jpg?resize=441%2C293&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/three-beqch-combers.jpg?resize=624%2C415&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/beach-house-river-lake.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"beach-house-river-lake\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/beach-house-river-lake.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/beach-house-river-lake.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/beach-house-river-lake.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-shallow-water-river-meets-lake.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"rocks-shallow-water-river-meets-lake\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-shallow-water-river-meets-lake.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-shallow-water-river-meets-lake.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rocks-shallow-water-river-meets-lake.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" 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