Category: Tahoe Rim Trail

Day 8: 6 Miles   We both slept well for our last night on the trail, and took the time for some hot coffee while we enjoyed the sunrise over Aloha Lake. As we left the Desolation Wilderness and got …

Day 7: 20 Miles Today was another great day. We slept in a little bit, knowing we didn’t have to walk as many miles today. We entered the Desolation Wilderness and spent the day walking from lake to lake. We …

Day 6: 25 Miles What a great day we had today. Last night was warmer than the previous nights we’ve had on trail, so the warm(ish) morning and thought of hot coffee and breakfast got us up early and into …

Day 5: 28 Miles It was a freezing night and a frosty morning today. Still, it was a beautiful day today. We had warm weather and lovely views all day. The trail was crowded again with bikers and day hikers, …

Day 4: 24 Miles We finally got some sun! It was a cold and clear night last night, and a cold and clear day today. We both had a little extra pep in our step with the nice weather today. …

Day 3: 25 Miles We got a taste of everything today. Sun, sleet, wind, rain, hail, and finally some cloudy cool weather. It changed from one thing to the next seemingly every five minutes. Ironically, we are in a long …

Day 2: 24 Miles Today was mostly cold, very windy, and, in the afternoon, wet. For most of the morning we climbed, so the cold wasn’t so bad. We stopped for lunch in the sun near a lake, but the …

Day 1: 18 Miles Yesterday, as we drove in to Tahoe, it started snowing. We were glad not to be on the trail in that weather, and glad no more was in the forecast. Still, it was a chilly morning …

The largest freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe is one of three pristine lakes in the US. The Tahoe Rim Trail meanders in a wide loop around Lake Tahoe for about 165 miles. While it circles the lake, …