Dicks Lake
Saturday, July 3, 2021 8:30 pm
Location: Campsite 145.3 (145.3 miles)

We continued our third day on familiar ground as the Tahoe Rim Trail continued to follow the Pacific Crest Trail through the Desolation Wilderness.

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Upper and Lower Echo Lakes
Friday, July 2, 2021 9:12 pm
Location: Susie Lake (131.8 miles)

Today, we entered the Desolation Wilderness, a scenic section of trail we’ve been looking forward to all hike.

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Leaving the Meadow
Thursday, July 1, 2021 10:04 pm
Location: US 50 / South Lake Tahoe (121.6 miles)

Today returned us to the Pacific Crest Trail, which we’ll follow for a few days

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View from Freel Peak
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 9:54 pm
Location: Round Lake (108.4 miles)

Our longest day on the trail yet brings us to a new height, many meadows, and a distant encounter with a bear.

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Star Lake
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 9:40 pm
Location: Willow Creek (91.8 miles)

Another rainstorm this evening rinsed off our tent (but fortunately not us), putting the Tahoe Rim Trail in contention with being wetter than my PCT hike through California.

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