Category Archives: Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

hikes on trails in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

Marlette Lake revisited

Posted on October 25, 2019 by trailhiker

This post describes a variation of a hike I previously wrote about, to enjoy Fall colors at Marlette Lake near Lake Tahoe.  For Fall colors, timing is everything.  The two hikes to Marlette Lake were just days apart on the … Continue reading →

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Pacific Crest Trail just north of Sonora Pass

Posted on September 19, 2018 by trailhiker

Almost exactly two years ago to the day, I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) north from Sonora Pass with two friends as part of a loop hike.  As it turned out, we left the Sonora Pass trailhead parking area … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on California’s Wildfires

Posted on September 8, 2018 by trailhiker

Sometimes it takes a series of related events to really get someone’s attention.  In this case the related events are California wildfires and the “someone” is me.  There is plenty of objective evidence indicating that 2018 has been, and continues … Continue reading →

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West Walker River Trail to Hoover Wilderness

Posted on September 4, 2018 by trailhiker

The West Walker River Trail is, I think, a relatively unknown trail along CA-108 between US-395 and Sonora Pass, passing southward for some 17 miles from the Leavitt Meadows Trailhead in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and into the Hoover Wilderness.  … Continue reading →

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Tahoe Meadows Loop Trails

Posted on July 29, 2018 by trailhiker

During a recent visit to the north Lake Tahoe area I decided to explore a pretty system of trails at Tahoe Meadows, near Mt Rose summit: the Tahoe Meadows Loop Trails.  Most of the hike I did was recently highlighted … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers along the Tahoe Rim Trail from Mt Rose Summit to Mt Houghton

Posted on July 28, 2018 by trailhiker

This post is a companion to another post about a hike along the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) from the Mt Rose Summit on NV-431 to the summit of Mt Houghton.  The other post describes the hike itself and shows some … Continue reading →

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Tahoe Rim Trail: Mt Rose Summit to Mt Houghton

Posted on July 28, 2018 by trailhiker

Mt Houghton is a 10,490-foot high peak less than a mile and a half from Mt Rose and, since 2014, reachable via an established spur trail from the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT).  I had hiked up Mt Houghton shortly after … Continue reading →

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Pacific Crest Trail from (near) Sonora Pass to Boulder Lake Trail

Posted on September 15, 2016 by trailhiker

For the fourth and final day of a car camping and hiking trip I hiked again with friends on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), this time north from Sonora Pass to the Boulder Lake Trail junction where we’d joined the … Continue reading →

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Pacific Crest Trail from a road crossing north of Wet Meadows to the Nipple

Posted on September 12, 2016 by trailhiker

For the second day of hiking on my car camping trip I was planning to hike the section of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) north from the Tamarack trailhead just off Blue Lakes Road, hopefully turning around about halfway to … Continue reading →

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Pacific Crest Trail from Wet Meadows to Pennsylvania Creek

Posted on September 11, 2016 by trailhiker

This was the first of four day hikes within a five-day period on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT): hikes that were done as part of a car camping trip.  My home base for the first part of the trip was … Continue reading →

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