Getting Started with Castle Peak

9.1 miles, 2313′ elevation gain

Our group headed from the Bay Area to Lake Tahoe to hike the six peaks of Lake Tahoe in 7 days (1 rest day between hikes 3 and 4). We started with Castle Peak and had a beautiful day for our first hike.

We did not reach the actual summit, which required rock scrambling that many in our group were not comfortable with. However, we did see a pre-teen boy scramble atop the summit — and were glad we’d stayed away!

As we made our way back down, we encountered a field of snow and took a break to take some pictures and build a mini snowman.