Wednesday Ramblings: Mt Tallac and South Tahoe

Four of us camped at Fallenleaf Lake. We hiked 4.5 miles by the lake. The next day another hiker joined us (after multiple construction delays) for our big hike up Mt. Tallac. And so we started. Up, up, up. High steps. Lots of them. Forever. Big granite chunks. 3400 ft elevation gain. Beautifully crafted (state Park?) trail. Views that knock your socks off. After being passed by various young folks, we actually got to the top. And we had it to ourselves. Don't know why. Hate to think about that trail on weekends, especially in the summer. Crowds. The view from the top range from Lake Tahoe to the Desolation Wilderness. So then we started down. And much to our surprise, it took the same amount of time to lower ourselves down those infernal steps. Oh our knees and thighs. And joints. We got to the car just as it was dark. 10.4 miles.

The rain set in that night and the following day. We took a rain walk over to Tahoe. 4.5 miles of flat. In the afternoon we researched camping at Blue Lakes. The rain turned to snow as we drove and by the time we arrived at the lakes, a real snow storm had kicked up. The road in has been paved. Lots of trails in there, including the PCT.

Alone the last day, the two of us took advantage of the crystal clear fall day. We parked easily at Eagle Lake picnic area and hiked up to the lake. More huge granite steps. Amazing trail work. Although, it is supposedly only a mile into the lake, we managed to hike 5 miles by exploring further trails.

Here are the photos from all 4 days. Unfortunately they are somewhat random.