Round lake had a quiet stillness as we left on. TRT day 6. Heading South, we walked though beautiful meadows until we reached our most southerly point and joined the PCT. A bald eagle marked the event as we gradually turned North and back towards Lake Tahoe. This was a flowery day, with water not… Read More TRT Day 6. Round Lake to South Lake Tahoe

TRT day 5 was probably our toughest day, both in terms of distance and elevation gain. We were all exhausted by the time we arrived at Round Lake. I’d downloaded the App ViewRanger. It proved really useful in identifying the various peaks in the distance – including the aptly and anatomically correctly named The Nipple.… Read More TRT Day 5. Star Lake to Round Lake

A microwave cooked breakfast on TRT Day 4 with food from Kingsbury Tramway Market set us up nicely for the day. Star Lake was up and beyond the Heavenly Ski resort. We walked through town and joined the trail at the bottom of the familiar run KP and I have taken many times down to… Read More TRT Day 4. Kingsbury to Star Lake

Our chosen camp site (50 yards into the trees in the first figure below) turned out to be fairly exposed and the wind rattled through all night. We set off on TRT day 3 a little groggy, our bodies not yet used to the hike. This section was completely dry and so it was a… Read More TRT Day 3. South Camp Peak to Kingsbury