The Roaming Romantics

This morning we woke up, ate, packed and made use of the "facilities" near the cabin before heading out on trail. Apparently, they built the outhouse two stories tall for the winter time when snow can drift more than 10 feet! Despite the interesting name, we did not...

After leaving our camp near Squaw Creek this morning, the trail descended through some rocky terrain with great views. We then climbed towards Tinker Knob. We hiked down from Tinker Knob over several miles. Eventually, we came across a snow chute we had to traverse....

This morning started off clear and calm turning the small lake we camped near into a reflecting pond. We hiked up trail through pine forests occassionally broken up by clearings and meadows. There were wildflowers coming up and at first glance from a distance, they...

We've had some holes in our sleeping pad but weren't able to find them in Lake Tahoe. So, we decided to sleep in this morning and left Lake Aloha late. We passed several lakes throughout the morning as we climbed. And we passed some more lakes and pretty landscape...

We took care of a few town chores in Tahoe this morning including laundry and getting our food bags sorted and packed. Then, we rented a couple Lime scooters and rode to the post office to mail a few pieces of gear home. The scooters were a little awkward with packs...

We left Showers Lake early this morning. The trail was a bit rocky but pretty. We saw a number of hikers since the PCT joined the Tahoe Rim Trail before Showers Lake. We reached Highway 50 around noon and were able to hitch a ride to South Lake Tahoe. We went out to...

We started our day with a nice sunrise lighting up the mountainside across from our campsite. In the morning we hiked across a barren section of the mountain. The scenery turned a little greener as we worked our way towards Carson Pass. As we neared the pass, we could...

Immediately upon leaving camp, we climbed over the saddle overlooking Noble Lake. The ascent was free from snow, but there were multiple snow patches on the other side. The trail went up and down several times over the next few miles until we encountered Highway 4 and...

We got an early start eager to hike our first longer day after dropping our winter gear and bear canister. The terrain was pretty gentle as we climbed up and down hills and across ridgelines. We also passed through several nice meadows. We are still coming across some...