{"id":9000,"date":"2024-07-21T22:59:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T14:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=9000"},"modified":"2024-11-06T10:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T02:33:12","slug":"20240721mount-tallac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721mount-tallac\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 of July 2024 Trip to Sierra Nevada, Mount Tallac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Second day of my July 2024 trip to the Sierra Nevada. My friend and I hiked Mount Tallac today. This was a prominent mountain near the shores of Lake Tahoe, serving as a warmup for the more exciting mountains in Sierra Nevada that we were to tackle later on.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1372.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1372.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:142,gap:9,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:41,height:57,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:70,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-7', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-major-7', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider7.sync( secondarySlider7 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider8 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-8', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider8 = new Splide( '#splide-major-8', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider8.sync( secondarySlider8 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Following yesterday\u2019s outing to Donner Peak, our plan for the day was to up the level of warmup for our upcoming mountaineering trips by taking up a day hike around Lake Tahoe.<br \/>\nFor that, we had three candidates: Ralston Peak, Pyramid Peak and Mount Tallac. Of these three, Mount Tallac ranked in the middle in terms of technical difficulties, it\u2019s also the closest to our hotel in Carson City, and it\u2019s the closest to Lake Tahoe which meant it should offer the best views of the lake. Therefore, we decided on Mount Tallac.<\/p>\n<h3>July 21, Hike of Mount Tallac<\/h3>\n<p>Last night, we got to the hotel sort of late, so we were in no hurry to get up early this morning. After grabbing some food along the way, we reached the trailhead of Mount Tallac at around 10:30am on July 21.<br \/>\nOne issue with the trailhead was parking. The official parking lot held about 10-15 cars, which wasn\u2019t sufficient given the popularity of the trail. There were a few turnouts along the access road <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(which were just areas where the road was slightly wider)<\/span> where many cars resorted to parking. (Frankly I\u2019m not sure whether that\u2019s fine.) This would add some distance to the hike, which by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltrails.com\/trail\/us\/california\/mt-tallac-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AllTrails<\/a> was 15.4km out-and-back with 1001m elevation gain (9.6mi, 3300ft). Since we arrived relatively late, that also included our car.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1325.jpg\" alt=\"Access Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Access Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Given the tight parking condition, many cars resorted to parallel park along the access road.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>After getting parked and filling out the wilderness permit, we started out our hike at 10:55am. Here&#8217;s GPS tracking:<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=190718496&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=190718496&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Not long after leaving the trailhead, the trail reached a ridgeline between Fallen Leaf Lake to the east and Mount Tallac to the west. Bushes were shallow along this ridge, offering great views overlooking Fallen Leaf Lake. I couldn&#8217;t help but start to love this trail with such pleasant sights early on during the hike.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1329.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1334.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1334.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1398.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1398.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1331.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Eastern Side of Mount Tallac\" \/><\/a><\/br>Eastern Side of Mount Tallac<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1332.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1332.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1329.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1334.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1398.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1331.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Side of Mount Tallac\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1332.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1329.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1334.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1334.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1398.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1398.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1331.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Side of Mount Tallac\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Eastern Side of Mount Tallac<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As seen from the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1332.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1332.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After leaving the ridgeline, the trail headed west into the woods. Probably the only bit of nuisance for the day was that it felt pretty hot. In the woods, the trees and their shades weren&#8217;t dense enough, so the sun could still shine onto the dirt. It&#8217;s impossible to ignore the heat emitted from the dirt trail as it was baked by the sun. (On this aspect, the other, rocky parts of the trail were more enjoyable.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_174135.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_174135.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1333.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Trees along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trees along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1396.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1396.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Trees along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trees along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1395.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1395.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Trees along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trees along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_124717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_124717.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_124940C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_124940C9.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Tree in Field of Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lone Tree in Field of Rocks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_174135.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1333.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1396.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1395.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_124717.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_124940C9.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Tree in Field of Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_174135.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_174135.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1333.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trees along Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1396.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1396.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trees along Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1395.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1395.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trees along Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_124717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_124717.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_124940C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_124940C9.jpg\" alt=\"Lone Tree in Field of Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lone Tree in Field of Rocks<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Once in the woods, the trail passed two lakes, Floating Island Lake and Cathedral Lake, both were good places to take rests and recoup energy. (A few fallen trunks near those lakes provided the perfect natural seating.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1336.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1336.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Tallac behind Floating Island Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Tallac behind Floating Island Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1337.jpg\" alt=\"Floating Island Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Floating Island Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_121617.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_121617.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Cathedral Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cathedral Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1341.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Cathedral Lake from Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Cathedral Lake from Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_123113.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_123113.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Cathedral Lake before Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cathedral Lake before Carson Range Mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1336.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Tallac behind Floating Island Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1337.jpg\" alt=\"Floating Island Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_121617.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1341.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Cathedral Lake from Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_123113.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Lake before Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the lakes along the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1336.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1336.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Tallac behind Floating Island Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Tallac behind Floating Island Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1337.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1337.jpg\" alt=\"Floating Island Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Floating Island Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_121617.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_121617.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cathedral Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1341.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1341.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Cathedral Lake from Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Cathedral Lake from Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_123113.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_123113.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Lake before Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cathedral Lake before Carson Range Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Upon leaving Cathedral Lake, the trail left the woods and picked up the pace of elevation gain. It&#8217;s also approximately where the trail surface transitioned from dirt to loose rocks and talus.<br \/>\nThe talus field right after Cathedral Lake was, in my opinion, the most technical part of the trail. It might require some rock hopping but I would largely rate that as YDS class 1. Minimal route-finding efforts were required at one spot along the trail, but that shouldn\u2019t be hard if one was following GPS tracks. On the bright side, this section of the trail came with clear views of both Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe (with no bushes obstructing the views in the foreground), so the hard physical workout was always rewarded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_124111.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_124111.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_125222.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_125222.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Talus\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Talus<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_130956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_130956.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Talus\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Talus<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_155032.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_155032.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_125838.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_125838.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_153839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_153839.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The switchback of trail visible in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_125925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_125925.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Talus\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Talus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_124111.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_125222.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Talus\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_130956.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Talus\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_155032.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_125838.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_153839.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_125925.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Talus\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_124111.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_124111.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_125222.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_125222.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Talus\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_130956.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_130956.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Talus\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Talus<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_155032.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_155032.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_125838.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_125838.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_153839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_153839.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe and Carson Range Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The switchback of trail visible in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_125925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_125925.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Talus\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail on Talus<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Luckily (and a bit surprisingly), instead of extending all the way to the summit, the talus field ended roughly where the trail made a turn north before the final ~1.7km (1.1mi) to the top. After that, the trail found its way among what looked like an alpine tundra field with sparse trees scattered around. Wildflowers were blooming nicely during our visit, along with the first sights of mountains deep in Desolation Wilderness to the west that greeted our final stretch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_132339.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_132339.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_132504.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_132504.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_133957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_133957.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_134850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_134850.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Desolation Wilderness\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Desolation Wilderness<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_140043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_140043.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_150807.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_150807.jpg\" alt=\"Trail among Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail among Flowers<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_151037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_151037.jpg\" alt=\"Trail with Desolation Wilderness Background\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail with Desolation Wilderness Background<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_151833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_151833.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mountains of Desolation Wilderness in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_145935.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_145935.jpg\" alt=\"Trail near Mount Tallac Summit\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail near Mount Tallac Summit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_132339.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_132504.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_133957.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_134850.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Desolation Wilderness\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_140043.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_150807.jpg\" alt=\"Trail among Flowers\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_151037.jpg\" alt=\"Trail with Desolation Wilderness Background\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_151833.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_145935.jpg\" alt=\"Trail near Mount Tallac Summit\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_132339.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_132339.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_132504.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_132504.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_133957.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_133957.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_134850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_134850.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Desolation Wilderness\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains in Desolation Wilderness<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_140043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_140043.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_150807.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_150807.jpg\" alt=\"Trail among Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail among Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_151037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_151037.jpg\" alt=\"Trail with Desolation Wilderness Background\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail with Desolation Wilderness Background<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_151833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_151833.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mountains of Desolation Wilderness in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_145935.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_145935.jpg\" alt=\"Trail near Mount Tallac Summit\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail near Mount Tallac Summit<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>One thing to note, approximately 0.9km (0.6mi) from the summit, the trail forked into two branches. Both led to the summit. The AllTrails map followed the eastern branch to the summit, which was shorter. Heading uphills, it&#8217;s literally impossible to notice the fork without consulting maps. Having taken separate branches going up and down, I&#8217;d say the shorter eastern branch was definitely preferred. <\/p>\n<p>Finally, at around 2:10pm, we reached the summit of Mount Tallac. By that time, we had the entire summit to ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>The steep slope of Mount Tallac&#8217;s north face offered a sense of prominence to the shores of Lake Tahoe below, and the soaring height of Mount Tallac put us level with the mountains down the horizons, which were many given the extent of the Sierra Nevada.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1384.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1384.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Desolation Wilderness\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Desolation Wilderness<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1371.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1371.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Desolation Wilderness\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Desolation Wilderness<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1386.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1386.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1390.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_143159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_143159.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1345.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1345.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Maggies Peaks and Jakes Peak<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1382.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1382.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake before Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake before Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1383.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1383.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1384.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Desolation Wilderness\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1371.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Desolation Wilderness\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1386.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1390.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_143159.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1345.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1382.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake before Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1383.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of Mount Tallac.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1384.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1384.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Desolation Wilderness\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1371.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1371.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in Desolation Wilderness\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains in Desolation Wilderness<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1386.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1386.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1390.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_143159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_143159.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Tahoe from Mount Tallac<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1345.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1345.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Maggies Peaks and Jakes Peak<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1382.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1382.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen Leaf Lake before Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fallen Leaf Lake before Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1383.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1383.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The views were stellar from the summit of Mount Tallac, well worth the efforts that we put together in reaching it. The only annoyance to spoil the moment was the (non-biting) bugs at the summit. (Like many other mountains, I just didn\u2019t run into them along the trail.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_145931.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_145931.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Summit of Mount Tallac\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit of Mount Tallac<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1374.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1374.jpg\" alt=\"South Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><\/br>South Lake Tahoe<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1376.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1376.jpg\" alt=\"Pyramid Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pyramid Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1375C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1375C11.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Round Top Mountain to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Round Top Mountain to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/21\/20201221roundtop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Back in December 2020<\/a> this was the first mountain around Lake Tahoe that I summitted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1373.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1373.jpg\" alt=\"Cascade Lake and Emerald Bay\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cascade Lake and Emerald Bay<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1380.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1380.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rose across Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Rose across Lake Tahoe<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1381.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1381.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Baldwin Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Baldwin Beach<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Which we visited the next day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1388.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1388.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Carson Range Mountains<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Jobs Sister (3299m, left) and Freel Peak (3318m, right). Freel Peak is the highest peak in Tahoe Basin.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20240721_145931.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Mount Tallac\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1374.jpg\" alt=\"South Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1376.jpg\" alt=\"Pyramid Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1375C11.jpg\" alt=\"Round Top Mountain to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1373.jpg\" alt=\"Cascade Lake and Emerald Bay\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1380.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rose across Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1381.jpg\" alt=\"Baldwin Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1388.jpg\" alt=\"Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of Mount Tallac.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/20240721_145931.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/20240721_145931.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Mount Tallac\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit of Mount Tallac<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1374.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1374.jpg\" alt=\"South Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>South Lake Tahoe<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1376.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1376.jpg\" alt=\"Pyramid Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pyramid Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1375C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1375C11.jpg\" alt=\"Round Top Mountain to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Round Top Mountain to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/21\/20201221roundtop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Back in December 2020<\/a> this was the first mountain around Lake Tahoe that I summitted.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1373.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1373.jpg\" alt=\"Cascade Lake and Emerald Bay\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cascade Lake and Emerald Bay<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1380.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1380.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Rose across Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Rose across Lake Tahoe<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1381.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1381.jpg\" alt=\"Baldwin Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Baldwin Beach<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Which we visited the next day.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1388.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1388.jpg\" alt=\"Carson Range Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Carson Range Mountains<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Jobs Sister (3299m, left) and Freel Peak (3318m, right). Freel Peak is the highest peak in Tahoe Basin.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/DSC_1346_DSC_1370-25.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/DSC_1346_DSC_1370-25.jpg\" alt=\"View around Mount Tallac\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View around Mount Tallac<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video taken from the summit:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/thumbnails\/144014_143.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/Mount_Tallac_2160p30_H265_10Mbps.mp4\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/21\/Mount_Tallac_2160p30_H264_11Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">20 seconds, 2160p30fps, 10Mbps\/26MB for H265, 11Mbps\/27MB for H264.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We left the summit just before 3pm. Aided by gravity, we went down the mountain slightly faster, and reached trailhead parking at 5:50pm. After that, we headed back towards Carson City and concluded the day.<\/p>\n<h3>July 22, Beaches of South Lake Tahoe<\/h3>\n<p>Our plan for the next day, July 22, was to take a dip into Lake Tahoe from one of its pristine beaches, and maybe accompany that with some activities on the water. It also afforded us some rest between day hikes. At the end of the day, we need to drive from Lake Tahoe to Bishop, which would serve as our base to explore eastern Sierra Nevada for the next few days.<br \/>\nGiven that we would be heading south at the end of the day, we decided to spend the day at the southern shore of Lake Tahoe. We had three beaches to choose from for the day, Pope Beach, Kiva Beach and Baldwin Beach. Pope and Baldwin Beaches are managed by USFS and charge a vehicle entrance fee, Kiva Beach offers free parking.<br \/>\nAll three beaches gradually got crowded as the day progressed. We arrived at Kiva Beach at 10:40am in the morning and there was plenty of parking. By the time we left about 2 hours later, parking was a lot tighter. After getting lunch at the nearby town, we tried to enter Baldwin Beach at 2:30pm and needed to wait in line to do so.<br \/>\nBetween Kiva Beach and Baldwin Beach that we visited, I would say Baldwin Beach was certainly the better one (and worth the vehicle entrance fee). Its sandy shore was gentler on footing than the rocks around Kiva Beach, despite the two beaches being very close to each other (and only separated by a narrow Taylor Creek). On the land, Baldwin Beach had proper bathroom facilities, kayak and paddleboard rental, and its beach was closer to the parking lot.<br \/>\nAn additional group of friends would leave the San Francisco bay area in the morning and join us for a few hours at Baldwin Beach before accompanying us to the eastern side of Yosemite (Lee Vining). At Baldwin Beach, we spent some time kayaking the lake. It&#8217;s a disappointment that the rental shop required us to remain relatively close to the shore. Due to some traffic jam that my other friends encountered on their way to Lake Tahoe, we only left Lake Tahoe at 5pm. With dinner along the way, we reached our overnight hotel in Bishop at 10pm, concluding the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_104807.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_104807.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Tallac from Kiva Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Tallac from Kiva Beach<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_104814.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_104814.jpg\" alt=\"Kiva Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kiva Beach<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_152400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_152400.jpg\" alt=\"Kayak on Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kayak on Lake Tahoe<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_153440.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_153440.jpg\" alt=\"Ducks on Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ducks on Lake Tahoe<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_154311.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_154311.jpg\" alt=\"Kiva Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kiva Beach<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_154318.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_154318.jpg\" width=\"93.1%\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Left to right: Mount Tallac, Maggies Peaks, Phipps Peak and Jakes Peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_161647.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_161647.jpg\" alt=\"Baldwin Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Baldwin Beach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240722_104807.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Tallac from Kiva Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240722_104814.jpg\" alt=\"Kiva Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240722_152400.jpg\" alt=\"Kayak on Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240722_153440.jpg\" alt=\"Ducks on Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240722_154311.jpg\" alt=\"Kiva Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240722_154318.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails-s\/20240722_161647.jpg\" alt=\"Baldwin Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_104807.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_104807.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Tallac from Kiva Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Tallac from Kiva Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_104814.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_104814.jpg\" alt=\"Kiva Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kiva Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_152400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_152400.jpg\" alt=\"Kayak on Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kayak on Lake Tahoe<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_153440.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_153440.jpg\" alt=\"Ducks on Lake Tahoe\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ducks on Lake Tahoe<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_154311.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_154311.jpg\" alt=\"Kiva Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kiva Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_154318.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_154318.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Left to right: Mount Tallac, Maggies Peaks, Phipps Peak and Jakes Peak.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/20240722_161647.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/07\/22\/thumbnails\/20240722_161647.jpg\" alt=\"Baldwin Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Baldwin Beach<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>END<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second day of my July 2024 trip to the Sierra Nevada. My friend and I hiked Mount Tallac today. 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