{"id":1314,"date":"2017-07-29T21:06:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T02:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2026-02-12T20:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:37:21","slug":"tahoe-meadows-july-11-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=1314","title":{"rendered":"Lake Tahoe July-Aug, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tahoe Meadows, July 11, 2017 –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Yellow Cinquefoil blooming in Tahoe Meadows at 8,900ft elevation. This photo was selected for the Tahoe Rim Association 2018 calendar for the month of June. This image was selected by the Tahoe Rim Association for their 2018 calendar.\u00a0 \u00a0Img 65366 Tahoemeadows<\/p>\n

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Emerald Bay – Lake Tahoe, July 9, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>We hiked the Rubicon trail along the western shore of Lake Tahoe to the boat camp as our first hike in Tahoe this year.\u00a0 Img 65277 Emeraldbay Rubicon<\/p>\n

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Lake Tahoe near Secret Cove, July 10, 2017\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Secret Cove is on the east side of Lake Tahoe\u00a0 Img 65291 Secretcove<\/p>\n

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Secret Cove, July 10, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Secret Cove is a very popular clothing optional beach on the east side of Lake Tahoe\u00a0 Img 65294 Secretcove<\/p>\n

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Ophir Creek Trail, July 11, 2017\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Too much snow to do the Ophir Creek\/Tahoe Rim trail early July. The Sierra Nevada range had a large amount of snow fall that was needed to help refill Lake Tahoe Img 65325 Ophircreek<\/p>\n

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Karin in Tahoe Meadows, July 11, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Karin happy to be in Tahoe with all the wildflowers and cool air.\u00a0 Img 65371 Tahoemeadows<\/p>\n

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Van Sickle Trail – July 12, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Img 65515 Vansickle<\/p>\n

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Sierra Nevada from Van Sickle, July 12, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>A view of the snow in the Desolation Wilderness of the Sierra Nevada mountain range from the Van Sickle trail (a new trail for us) in South Tahoe\u00a0 Img 65547 Vansickle<\/p>\n

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Eagle Lake, July 17, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Eagle Lake is a popular hike but this time we climbed above it for a different view. In the right side of the photo you can see a distance mountain range and a peek of Lake Tahoe. Eagle Lake flows through 2 water falls on the way to Emerald Bay\/Lake Tahoe Img 65664 Eaglelake<\/p>\n

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Randy on TRT North of Brockway, July 19, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Karin and I visited the meadows full of Narrow-leaved Mules Ears (Wyethia angustifolia) along a section of the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) where Randy helped with trail maintenance a few days before\u00a0 Img 65831 Martisrd<\/p>\n

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Meadow near Watson Lake, July 20, 2017\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Several meadows with wildflowers north of Watson Lake on the Tahoe Rim Trail\u00a0 Img 65920 Trt Watsonlake<\/p>\n

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Watson Lake, July 20, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Randy hiked a new portion of the Tahoe Rim Trail that passed by Watson Lake\u00a0 Img 66132 Watsonlake<\/p>\n

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Meadow Near Watson Lake, July 23, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Karin and I revisited the Watson Lake area meadows\u00a0 Img 66207 Trt Nearwatsonlk<\/p>\n

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Snow Plants and Mule’s Ears\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Found this cluster of red Snow Plants (Saracodes sanguines) in a field of Mules Ears on the Tahoe Rim Trail. Snow Plants lack chlorophyll and are parasites on soil fungi\u00a0 \u00a0 Img 66229 Trt Nearwatsonlk<\/p>\n

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Squaw Valley from the Tahoe Rim Trail – July 24, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Randy hiked another new portion of the Tahoe Rim Trail from Watson Lake to Tahoe City. The trail offers views of Squaw Valley and the Truckee River\u00a0 Img 66286 Squawvalley Trt<\/p>\n

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Relay Peak, July 26, 2017\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>A view of Relay Peak from the TRT with Sulfur Buckwheat in the foreground. Img 66356 Buckwheat Trt<\/p>\n

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Karin and Randy on the Tahoe Rim Trail, July 26, 2017\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Lake Tahoe in the background on the Tahoe Rim Trail near one of the small creeks that form Incline creek.\u00a0 Img 66392 Trt Ophirck<\/p>\n

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The Granite Chief Wilderness, July 28, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>A view of the Granite Chief wilderness of the Sierra Nevada Range from the Five Lakes Trail.\u00a0 Img 66441 5lakes<\/p>\n

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Five Lakes, July 28, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>One of the Five Lakes.\u00a0 Img 66455 5lakes<\/p>\n

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Five Lakes, July 28, 2017\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>This young lad was spending more time on partially submerged rocks vs. swimming the frigid waters of the largest of the Five Lakes.\u00a0 Img 66476 5lakes<\/p>\n

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

Tahoe 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2022<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tahoe 2022 Fall<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Tahoe 2016<\/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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