Lake Tahoe — Hike Logs
All logged hikes for the Lake Tahoe challenge.
Castle Peak
Chose Castle Peak as our first of the six peaks in the challenge, as we were on our way to…
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Mount Tallac
Mount Tallac did not disappoint – spectacular views, abundant wildlife, and excellent weather yesterday. There is still snow covering significant…
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Mt Baldy via Marlene
Took the short but steep route. Some snow fields above 8700 feet, microspikes would have increased speed but I was…
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Conquering Castle Peak 2025
It was a sunny day on 5/24 to hike Castle Peak and bag my first summit of the Lake Tahoe…
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Already a winter wonderland (Granite Lake and Maggie’s Peaks)
Incredible how quickly we have moved from fall to winter-like conditions. Snow and intermittent ice , so I was glad…
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Castle Peak and Beyond!
We started out near the start of the dirt road right off I-80 which ended up extending our hike quite…
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4×4 fun to Freel Peak
A lot of people have commented on the road leading to the trailhead. I was glad to be in a…
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Top of Tallac
We woke up at 3:00am and drove from Reno to the trailhead, arriving at 6:44 just as the sun was…
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I don’t want to see another rock for awhile
The hike up didn’t feel so bad but I think that is because we have been building up for it.…
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Feeling’ Freel
It was well worth getting up early and leaving north Reno at 5:20 am so we could enjoy cool temps…
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Freel Peak
Awesome hike! Incredible views the whole time. We got an early start which was perfect. Last mile up is tough…
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