Popular Trips in Granite Chief Wilderness
Went out with Andy to do some geocaching up the Granite Chief and Pacific Crest Trails. After finding the 2 caches we headed to High Camp and took the tram down. Officially, you are supposed to pay $10 for the trip down. But if you don't hesitate just walk onto the tram. Keeping a phone to your ear might help. There are at least 4 caches along this route.The last section on...
HIke from Heavenly Valley to the top of Granite Chief. Beautiful day and views.
New Years Eve 2009/2010 trip. 2 of us on snowshoes, 1 on skis. Too us about 4 hours to arrive at Ludlow Hut, 3 hours to get out the next morning. We parked near the Rubicon OHV trailhead, asking neighbors if it was ok to park on their property. Otherwise - parking is a few miles further at the state park, or supposedly at Homewood ski resort (and using their free shuttle)Pretty...
Andy and I headed out for a little mountain biking and geocaching. We started at Alpine Meadows and rode north along the Truckee River Trail. At the bridge veer right off the paved trail to the Western States Trail. Turn left at the top of the Western States and take the road to The Wall. At the top one can follow out route on the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) to Painted Rock, or...
I almost got a full day of skiing over New Year's weekend but I took a bad spill that involved my left leg staying behind while the rest of me was too eager to get futher down the mountain. An hour or so later my leg had tightened up to the point where left turns were pretty painful, and i decided it wouldn't be a great idea to only rely on my...
Trip to Tahoe National Forest a couple of days before Christmas of 2007.
Sugar Pine Point State Park - Yellow and Orange snowshoe trails
Glenridge Park, California, United States
4.3 miles
4.3 miles
I like being able to hike on New Year's Day. This year, I was in Tahoe, and snowshoeing was the way to go. After Meeks Creek the day before, I decided to explore a small part of the Sugar Pine Point SP. Reading the "Tahoe Snowshoe Trails" guide book, it seemed that I would be able to hike both the Yellow and Orange trails.It was snowing (the wet kind of snow) when...
Took the cable car up to the top of the mountain, then walked to the highest peak.
then walked back down the complete mountain back to the car park.
Skiing on Christmas Eve and testing the new iPhone app.Make sure to click the link on the right 'Download to view 3D in Google Earth' because the contour looks really cool on this one.All of the runs were off the KT and Olympic Lady lifts.
This was my first snowshoe hike. Phil (macridge) recommended this trail. I also found the description in the "Tahoe Snowshoe Trails" guidebook.It's short, flat, and doesn't present any technical difficulties.The trailhead, along Hwy 89, is also an access point to the Desolation Wilderness. Since I wasn't planning on entering it, I didn't fill out a permit form and I started hiking along the Forest Service Road.The trail was easy to follow and...
