Peng Yurang, Class 2, Grade 5, Nanshan Experimental Education Group Dingtai Primary School

Instructed by Candy Wu

On a sunny day, we parked our car near the bank of Lake Tahoe and headed towards the lake. I ran down the sidewalk and took off my shoes. And then I jumped into the water.

I took a great look at the lake standing on the view point. It was wide and big. There are mountains surrounding the lake, and sailing boats are everywhere in the lake. I walked by the water, and I could look through the water. I felt that it wasn’t really deep.

I knew that the lake is the second-deepest lake in the U.S., but it is still shallow near the shore. I walked about five meters away from the shore, but the water was only as deep as my knees. To have more fun, I started exploring the shallow area of the lake. However, what I found were rocks.

The water of Lake Tahoe was not really cold, but by the moment one entered the water, it would be freezing. So that’s why I preferred jumping instead of walking into the water. But it took courage to do that, because there were rocks under the water everywhere.

After resting in the lake, my family, my friends and I took a walk on the sidewalk for about an hour. We learned that the lake was formed by a giant volcanic eruption that happened billions of years ago.