This is a three part adventure that includes time in South Lake Tahoe downtown, Fallen Leaf Camp and a backpacking into Desolation Wilderness. Three days and three unique experiences in the greater Tahoe area...
One benefit to staying at the Hotel Beckett, is the complementary private beach access.
We love staying at camp 52, so long as other campers are respectful of space. Usually, they walk right into our camp to try and access the stream and that can be frustrating. There are dozens of entry points that are not right through someone else campground. Geez.
From Bay View trail head, we hike the ridge to Cascade Falls and onto Desolation. Permit required and no fire allowed.
You get a good sense for the scope of the Tahoe basin from the edge of Cascade Falls.
Sunscreen always looks so oily and reflective but its better than burns. I was not able to shave and can’t help but notice facial hair is coming in silver now…
This is one of several water systems that feed into Snow Lake. We never hiked up to one before. Found bear poo so there is that.
Our regular spot was already occupied when we got to the lake. We love the fact that only 5 permits are granted at a time yet we have never had more than one other camp out here the same time as us. It was so windy we decided to post up near the rock…it did nothing to help the wind.
With towering cliffs and steep rock faces on all but the entry side, this lake is one of the most exclusive. On the flip side, most wildlife (bears) get in and out the same way we do.
Normally, all images on this site are taken by me but Heather got two shots of local flora that were lovely and I decided to add them.
Another amazing shot from Heather. When you take 25,067 pictures of the same plant, one is bound to be great! lol
