Olympic Valley, California
Olympic Valley is an unincorporated community located in Placer County, California northwest of Tahoe City along California State Highway 89 on the banks of the Truckee River near Lake Tahoe. It is home to Palisades Tahoe, the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Olympic Valley is the smallest resort area to host the Olympic Winter Games.
Monument from the 1960 Winter Olympics at the entrance to Olympic Valley
View from above
Placer County, California
Placer County, officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404,739. The county seat is Auburn.
Image: Auburn Superior Court 3
Image: Placer County, CA, USA panoramio (8)
Image: Kings Beach SRA on Lake Tahoe
Gold specimen from the Eagle's Nest Mine, a source of specimen gold in Placer County