{"id":3287,"date":"2022-10-16T22:44:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T03:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=3287"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:15:13","slug":"lake-tahoe-fall-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dickeytexas.com\/?p=3287","title":{"rendered":"Lake Tahoe Fall 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"Tom, Oscar, and I finally were able to hike the Lake Tahoe area early October, 2022. Our Tahoe planned trip last year was canceled due to the heavy smoke associated with the 2021 Tamarack Fire (we went to Washington State with last minute planning)\u00a0 and I canceled in 2020 due to COVID.\u00a0 On this trip, with help from Tom and Oscar, I also completed the last segment of the 165 mile Tahoe Rim trail on this trip.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nOur first hike was an easy trail to “Picnic Rocks” just off the Tahoe Rim Tail (TRT) for a great view of Lake Tahoe from the south end near Kings Beach. Oscar is taking in the view.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nOur second hike was a short loop trail along the east shore of the Lake Tahoe. This photo is overlooking Secret Cove.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nBoater’s beach on the east shore of Lake Tahoe.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nA view from the TRT along the east side of the lake (from Tahoe Meadows to Tunnel Creek Road).\u00a0 Lake Tahoe is 12 miles wide and 22 miles long and is the 2nd deepest lake in the USA (Crater Lake is the deepest)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nMost of the trees in the Tahoe basin are pines but there are a few aspen that were changing color with the cooler temperatures.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nView of Lake Tahoe coming down Tunnel Creek Road from the TRT.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nView of Mt Rose from the TRT. Mt Rose is the 2nd highest mountain in the Lake Tahoe Basin at 10,785ft. Tom and I hiked to the Galena Falls and Oscar went to the summit of Mt Rose. The highest mountain in the area is Mt Freer on the south end of the lake which is just a bit higher (10,881ft) but harder to get to.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nTamarack Lake with fall colors. This “Tamarack Lake” is at the base of Mt Rose. We will hike to a second Tamarack Lake in the Desolation Wilderness later.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nTom and I at Eagle Lake, a nice hike in the Desolation Wilderness with a trailhead that starts at the southeast corner of Lake Tahoe.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nA view of Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe from near the Eagle Lake Trailhead. You can see Fannette Island (the only island in Lake Tahoe) and the tea house on the island.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nStar Lake is on the TRT segment that I needed to complete the 165 mile Tahoe Rim Trail. In 2013, I started working on completing a section or two per year and finished with this section. The hike to complete this section was from Armstrong Pass to Kingsburg South and was 15 miles and 2051ft of elevation rise. Tom shuttled us and Oscar and I hiked this last section. It was a hard hike but fun (The longest day hike I did to work on completing the TRT was over 20 miles in a day).\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nView of the south end of Lake Tahoe from my “last section” of the TRT.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nOscar on the TRT with Eagle Valley behind him. This section of the TRT was a high shelf trail overlooking the Eagle Valley 3000+ feet below.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nWe also hiked in the Carson Pass area including portions of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Here is Round Top Peak\u00a0 (on the left) and the Sisters (on the right) near Lake Winnemucca.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nTom and Oscar “sort of” on the trail to Lake Winnemucca.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nTamarack Lake in Desolation Wilderness above Echo Lakes. We had lunch here and watched 2 people that thought they were going for a swim only to give up after getting their feet wet in the very cold water.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nAnother photo of Tamarack Lake\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nRalston Lake in Desolation Wilderness – near Tamarack Lake.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nTom watching us bivouac our way to Cagwin Lake.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nCagwin Lake: The Desolation Wilderness is filled with alpine lakes. The map showed a trail to this lake but it was more like an unused deer track.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nUpper then Lower Echo Lakes beyond me. The “brown” color on the mountains is the burned area from the 2021 Tamarack Fire.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nTom clinging on a cliff edge for dear life (but refusing help).\u00a0 After a while he walked away…. (His feet were always touching the ground)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nUpper then Lower Echo Lakes in the Desolation Wilderness. The combined TRT and PCT are along the left shore of these lakes. The brown areas are the burned trees from the 2021 Tamarack Fire.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nFall colors along the Pacific Crest Trail at Donner Pass\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nMe, Tom, and Oscar on Mount Judah overlooking Donner Lake, our last hike of the trip.\r\n\r\nTahoe 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\nTahoe 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\nTahoe 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\nTahoe 2022<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nTahoe 2022 Fall<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\nTahoe 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTahoe 2018<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTahoe 2017<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTahoe 2016<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTahoe 2015<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTahoe 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTahoe 2013<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTahoe 2012<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTahoe 2008<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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