Popular Trips in Lake Tahoe
Bike ride around Lake Tahoe (72 miles) starting in South Lake Tahoe and going clockwise. Following the ride I took my kayak around Fallen Leaf Lake just south of Tahoe.
Backpacking Desolation Wilderness with the EveryTrail Team
Emerald Bay, California, United States
13.8 miles
13.8 miles
"testing our product" is a great excuse for a weekend trip to Tahoe's Desolation Wilderness. The engineers at EveryTrail (Benoit, Matt, Michael, Paul, Werner, and I) drove up early Saturday morning for this weekend trip. We parked around 1 and had a quick breakfast of wraps with hummus, tomatoes, cucumbers and cheese, put on our packs and started our trek. The first 2 miles were steep but had some great views overlooking...
I drove up to Tahoe at 4am with Loren, David, and Thomas for this 2-day backpacking trip. We started at Glen Alpine and hiked 2 very steep miles along a very poorly maintained trail. So poorly maintained that we lost the trail and had to scramble up the rocks and through the thick brush. Then it started to pour and we heard thunder, things couldn't be much worse. Eventually, the skies cleared,...
Emerald Bay, Velma Lakes & Tallac - Desolation Wilderness Area
South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
18.0 miles
18.0 miles
Starting at Eagle Falls near South Tahoe, my med school friends Ben (now in EM at Stanford) and Joe (now in EM at UCSF) joined me for a loop backpack trip through Desolation Wilderness. We traveled along the PCT for part, sleeping at the Middle Velma Lake the first night and Gilmore Lake the second night. Easy peaks on this route are Dicks Peak just off of Dicks Pass and Mt Tallac....
Short, easy hike from the parking lot to the lake.
We (me, Emily, Rachel, and Elaine) drove up to Echo lake and hiked to lake Aloha. The hike was fairly easy, with very little up hill, and it had great views of the lakes at all times. The water was pretty cold, but felt great on the feet while eating our PB&Js. The weather was warm, but a nice breeze kept us cool the whole time.Read more about the hike to Lake...
from my buddy Andy's blog:I finally managed to ride the Flume Trail today. It has been toolong since I have traveled to the east shore of Tahoe to ride thisclassic trail. Normally, the Aspen Trees are absolutely glowing asyou ride up North Canyon and shoot down to Marlette Lake from theSpooner State Park. Today, October 26, 2008, it was warm enough toride in shorts and a T Shirt. There was not more...
Lake Tahoe: Echo Lake to Aloha Lake and Beyond
South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
15.3 miles
15.3 miles
A journey into Desolation Wilderness that started early in the morning on Saturday. With a lot less mileage than normal, we started off from the parking lot at Echo Lake in the direction of Lake Aloha. Unfortunately, there is no public potable water at the parking lot, so we had to start the trip with minimal water. Also, I had slept less than a couple hours the previous night, and I could immediately...
I have been targeting this hike since last year. Donner Pass to Squaw Valley on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Because much of the hike is pretty high elevation you have to wait until the summer to allow the snow to melt. This week the planets aligned and we were able to do the hike. We had a toal of 6 of us, Dave, Andy, John, Kendra, Steve and myself. And 2...
This is a short, 1.5mi walk down to the secluded, tranquil beach of Skunk Harbor, where you will see the crumbled remains of the George Newhall summer "party" home, built in 1922. The real attraction at this site is the view from the tiny, jewel-like harbor out to Lake Tahoe - exquisite! The remains of an old pier and huge boulders near the shoreline only add to the picturesque scene. Skunk Harbor...
