{"id":1159,"date":"2016-08-08T15:27:12","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T20:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2022-01-07T23:29:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T04:29:01","slug":"five-lakes-august-4-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=1159","title":{"rendered":"Lake Tahoe July-Aug, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lake Tahoe from Picnic Rock – July 10, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

View of Lake Tahoe looking south from Picnic Rock (off the Tahoe Rim Trail). Lake Tahoe is 22 miles long by 12 mile across and an maximum of 1645ft deep. The lake is the 2nd deepest in the USA and the 11th in the world. The depth and the clear water provide the deep blue color.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 58870 Picnicrock<\/p>\n

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Marsh Marigold – Tahoe Meadow – July 8, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Found many Marsh Marigolds (caltha leptosepepala) in the wet areas of Tahoe Meadows near the Mt Rose Pass.\u00a0 Img 58791 Marshmarigold<\/p>\n

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Tahoe Meadow, July 8, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

View across the Tahoe Meadow with Elephants Head (pedicularis groenlandica) in the foreground. The petals of flower look like small pink elephant heads, trunks, ears, and all.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 58827 Elephanthead Tahoemeadow<\/p>\n

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Spreading Phlox – Tahoe Meadow, July 8, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This Spreading Phlox (phlox diffusa) is partly white and partly purple because as the flowers are pollinated, they change to purple. This is thought to help direct pollinators toward the flowers that need pollination.\u00a0 Img 58805 Spreadingphlox<\/p>\n

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Tahoe Meadows – July 8, 2016<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

View across Tahoe Meadows with Sierra Penstemon (penstemon heterodoxus) in the foreground.\u00a0 Img 58853 Meadowpenstemon<\/p>\n

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Page Meadow, Tahoe – July 11, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In previous years, Page meadow was dry but this year it was wet from all the winters snow. Found different flowers because of the wet conditions.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 58909 Pagemeadow<\/p>\n

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Blackwood Creek, July 11, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Found this small waterfall on Blackwood creek near Barker Pass above Lake Tahoe.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 59010 Blackwoodcreek<\/p>\n

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Lupine at Barker Pass, July 11, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Not sure the variety of lupine (about 70 species in CA) but there was plenty this year.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 59048 Barkerpassrd<\/p>\n

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Secret Cove, Lake Tahoe – July 13, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A group of people on Kayaks visiting Secret Cove on the east shore of Lake Tahoe.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 59132 Secretcove<\/p>\n

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Creek Beach, Lake Tahoe – July 13, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We hiked down to Creek Beach on the east shore of Lake Tahoe and had it mostly to ourselves for a while before people started coming in for the day. There is a small creek coming into the lake on the south end that gives the beach it’s name.\u00a0 Img 59087 Creekbeach<\/p>\n

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Tahoe Rim Trail Workday – July 16, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I (Randy) worked on the Chickadee Ridge reroute for the Tahoe Rim Trail. I helped a ground of experienced guys dislodge a boulder that was in the way of the new trail using a griphoist to pull the boulder out, then sledge hammers to break half of it up to fill the hole.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Img 59133 1679i<\/p>\n

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Slender Penstemon – July 17, 2016<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A line of Slender Penstemon (penstemon gracilentis) along the Tahoe Rim Trail -Img 59147 Trt Slenderpenstemon<\/p>\n

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Truckee Farmers Market, July 19, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Karin was not the only person checking out the peaches at the Truckee Farmers market.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 59297 Truckeefarmersmarket<\/p>\n

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Karin and Lupine near Winnemucca Lake, July 20, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The wild flowers were really nice along the Pacific Coast Trail from Carson Pass and out to Winnemucca Lake and Round Top Lake.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 59316 Winnemucca<\/p>\n

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Snow Near Round Top Lake – July 20, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Randy checking out the snow on the way up to Round top Lake.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 59364 Roundtop<\/p>\n

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Karin overlooking Winnemucca Lake – July 20, 2016<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Karin taking a break overlooking Winnemucca Lake.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 59498 Winnemucca<\/p>\n

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Karin and Flowers at Winnemucca – July 20, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Many, many flowers around the streams out of Winnemucca Lake.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 59511 Winnemucca<\/p>\n

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Western Blue Flax – July 22, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Found this bee working the Western Blue Flax (linum lewisii) along the Tahoe Rim Trail from Mt Rose to Galena Falls. When we passed back through on the way out the flowers had all closed up. Img 59557 Westernblueflax Trt<\/p>\n

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Karin and Lupine, July 22, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Many Leaf Lupine (lupinus polyphyllus) blooming well on the trail to the meadow above Galena Falls off the Tahoe Rim trail – Img 59603 Galenafalls<\/p>\n

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Lower Echo Lake, July 25, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We hiked the Tahoe Rim Trail along Lower and Upper Echo Lakes and then took a water taxi back. We had an ice cream at the general store at the south end of the lake and saw Mark and Allie, the British couple that we met on the other side of Lake Tahoe and had been backpacking on the Tahoe Rim Trail for 8 days. We helped them pick up a supply package that was at a Post Office about 10 miles away. Img 59684 Echolaketrt<\/p>\n

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Desolation Wilderness, July 27, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For my quest to complete the entire 156 mile Tahoe Rim Trail, I completed the Barker Pass to Tahoe City segment this year (16.7 mile day hike this time – I now have 60 miles completed). This segment had minimal views of Lake Tahoe which was OK because the smoke from the Big Sur fires had created a thick haze over the lake. Instead, I had views of the mountains of the Desolation wilderness and the Granite Wilderness. Still a bit hazy – Img 59791 Desolationwilderness<\/p>\n

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Tahoe House Bakery, July 31, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We did not hike all the time – Karin and I enjoyed eating croissants at the Tahoe House Bakery in the cool weather – Img 59930tahoehousebakery<\/p>\n

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Rubicon Trail – July 31, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The hazy sky from the Big Sur fires as seen from the Rubicon trail on the west shore of Lake Tahoe – Img 59954 Rubicon<\/p>\n

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Creek Beach, Lake Tahoe, Aug 3, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

View down Creek Beach on Lake Tahoe. This beach is about a 2 mile hike but most of the visitors come in by boat. Almost no one there when we arrived but had 8 boat loads of people when we left.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 60049 Creekbeach<\/p>\n

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Karin at Creek Beach, Aug 3, 2016\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Img 60083 Creekbeach<\/p>\n

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Five Lakes, August 4, 2016<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Our last Tahoe hike of the year was to Five Lakes near Squaw Valley. This trail climbs 1000ft in 2.2 miles to a series of 5 small lakes.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 60093 5lakes<\/p>\n

Links to more Tahoe photo:<\/p>\n

Tahoe 2021<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2019<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2018<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2017<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2015<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2013<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2012<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2008<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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