Tahoe Rim Trail - Tahoe Meadows to Spooner Summit and Back

After landing in Reno to visit with @Amelia and do some backpacking in the Sierras, we have learned that the huge snow year is going to make things difficult for us. We have decided to attempt something with (hopefully) less snow: a short section of the Tahoe Rim Trail. This trip will be a four day out-and-back (two days each way) along the north-east section of the rim.

Be sure to look at the map to see photo locations, and a the GPS track for each day we hiked.

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Sun Jul 9, 2017 @ 07:32

Tahoe Meadows, Tahoe Rim Trail, NV

Back to Tahoe Meadows. The first time we have hiked 14 miles before lunch, and the end of another successful family backpacking trip.

Sun Jul 9, 2017 @ 07:26

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Yes, after four hot days, there was still a lot of snow near Tahoe Meadows when we returned.

Sun Jul 9, 2017 @ 02:08

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The first time we have hiked a ridge at sunrise - very beautiful, and highly recommended. The upside was that we also managed to avoid much of the heat of the day.

Sun Jul 9, 2017 @ 01:55

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Sunrise.

Sun Jul 9, 2017 @ 01:52

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Early morning light over Lake Tahoe.

Sat Jul 8, 2017 @ 23:26

Marlette Peak Campground, Tahoe Rim Trail, NV

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Day 4 The 10 miles back to camp yesterday were over way too quickly. We ended-up arriving in camp at around 1pm. Because this was a State Park, with designated camping areas, there was nowhere else for us to camp for the day, and so we couldn't extend our hiking any further.

We decided to eat supper and go to bed early, then get up at 3am and attempt to hike the ridge back during the sunrise hours. In this photo, @brienne is getting her water ready for the early morning hike.

Sat Jul 8, 2017 @ 07:24

Marlette Lake, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, NV

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Cooling off in Marlette Lake.

Sat Jul 8, 2017 @ 06:47

North Canyon Trail, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, NV

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Day 3 Today we turned back, as this is an out-and-back trip. To keep things interesting, we decided to take the North Canyon Trail back to Marlette Peak Campground instead of the Tahoe Rim Trail. The North Canyon Trail follows a creek up to Marlette Lake, before turning and heading further up to the campground. The section of trail along the creek was the only area where we encountered significant bugs.

Fri Jul 7, 2017 @ 11:32

Spooner Lake, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, NV

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Spooner Lake, our destination at the end of day 2. There was no designated camping area here and it was a state park, so we crossed the highway and stealth camped in the national forest for the evening.

Fri Jul 7, 2017 @ 07:28

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More views of Lake Tahoe.