We woke on TRT day 8 at Gilmore Lake with Dicks Peak standing tall in the distance. Today’s distance was kept short to allow for a climb to the top and to really enjoy the beauty of this section. It’s was a harsh start to the day with 1,500 feet of ascent in a little… Read More TRT Day 8. Gilmore Lake to Phipps Creek

Our unplanned stop in South Lake Tahoe allowed us to refresh, repack and on TRT day 7, we restarted at Echo Chalet following a hot breakfast and an Uber up the hill. Heading West now, we took the 2mile water taxi to the far side of Upper Echo and then climbed steadily towards Lake Aloha… Read More TRT Day 7. South Lake Tahoe to Gilmore Lake

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