by Paty | Jun 28, 2020 | Tahoe Rim Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
June 27, 2020 Start – A few miles below Relay Peak (mile 87.3)End – Watson Lake Campground (mile 106.4)Daily Mileage – 19.1 miles I’m really glad I didn’t decide to camp at a higher altitude up near the top of Relay Peak last night. I mentally...
by Paty | Jun 27, 2020 | Tahoe Rim Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
June 26, 2020 Start – Marlette Peak Campground (mile 66.3)End – Somewhere below Relay Peak (mile 87.3)Daily Mileage – 21 miles I was feeling smoked last night after my 28 miles day, and worried that I might not get any rest with the boys running around...
by Paty | Jun 26, 2020 | Tahoe Rim Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
June 25, 2020 Start – Tahoe Vista (mile 39.5)End – Marlette Peak Campground (mile 66.3)Daily Mileage – 26.8 trail miles + 1.2 extra miles round-trip to Spooner Lake (28 miles total) The comment I read yesterday in Guthook about a 200-pound bear...
by Paty | Jun 25, 2020 | Tahoe Rim Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
June 24, 2020 Start – Trail Junction to Hwy. 89 (mile 18)End – Tahoe Vista (mile 39.5)Daily Mileage – 21.5 miles I slept well last night and was plenty warm, even though the temperatures dropped down to 45°F. I expected the sun to wake me up pretty...
by Paty | Jun 24, 2020 | Tahoe Rim Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
June 23, 2020 Start – Echo summit trailhead (mile 0.0)End – Trail Junction to Hwy. 89 (mile 18)Daily Mileage – 18 miles I prefer to feel productive on my first day on trail. That usually means a getting to the trailhead bright and early so I can...
by Paty | Mar 13, 2020 | Trans-Catalina Trail, West Coast
How do I get to and from the trailhead? That’s often one of the very first questions hikers have to resolve when planning a thru-hike. Sometimes you get lucky. Perhaps there’s a trail organization operating a local shuttle service to/from the trail for a...
