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Category Archives: Nevada
Marlette Lake revisited
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
Wildflower hunting: Donner Pass Rd; Steamboat, NV; and the Hunter Lake trailhead
This post describes three brief wildflower explorations in the North Tahoe / Reno area. I didn’t get out of sight of my car during any of the explorations, but I found interesting wildflowers in each location. I was experimenting with … Continue reading
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Tagged Donner Pass Rd, Hunter Lake Trail, Reno, Steamboat Springs, wildflowers
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Jumbo Grade Trail
Winding through the Virginia Hills between Washoe Lake and Virginia City is a jeep trail known as Jumbo Grade. It is named after Jumbo, a mining town that was active for a relatively brief time early in the 20th century … Continue reading
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Tagged Jumbo Grade, Mt Rose, Nevada, Virginia City, Virginia Hills, Washoe County, wildflowers
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Hunter Lake Trail
The Hunter Lake Trail – distinct from the Hunter Creek Trail, which is not far away – is in the Eastern Sierra just west of Reno, NV. It is in a strip of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest between two sections … Continue reading
Upper Thomas Creek Trail
This was a Fall hike in the Eastern Sierras outside Reno, on the lower part of the Rim to Reno Regional Trail System. I had previously hiked the Jones Whites Creek Loop Trail and the Lower Whites Creek Trail, both … Continue reading
Spooner Summit to Snow Valley Peak and Spooner Lake Loop – Tahoe Rim Trail
This was primarily an out-and-back hike on the Tahoe Rim Trail from Spooner Summit to the top of Snow Valley Peak, up a short spur trail from the TRT. I extended the hike by going less than ½ mile past … Continue reading
Van Sickle – Tahoe Rim Trail Connector
I had been looking forward to my first hike of the season on the Tahoe Rim Trail, in particular to hiking the new Van Sickle Tahoe Rim Trail Connector. This trail goes from Van Sickle Bi-State Park to the Tahoe … Continue reading
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