Category Archives: Sierra County

Pacific Crest Trail – Tahoe NF Rd 86 to NF Rd 07

Posted on September 3, 2017 by trailhiker

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in northern Nevada and southern Sierra Counties features wonderful views of the northern Sierras, with a mixture of mountain and lake views, beautiful forest, and open hillsides.  This point-to-point group hike covered 11.6 miles of … Continue reading →

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Lacey Valley Trail: southern section

Posted on July 11, 2017 by trailhiker

This is the second of two posts (see here for the first post) about a hike on the recently-opened Lacey Valley Trail.  The area around the trail is owned and managed by the Truckee Donner Land Trust.   The trail, located … Continue reading →

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Lacey Valley Trail: northern section

Posted on July 11, 2017 by trailhiker

The Lacey Valley Trail has recently opened to the public.  It is located off Forest Road 07, about 8 miles west of the Little Truckee Summit on CA-89, in the Tahoe National Forest in Sierra County.  The trail and surrounding … Continue reading →

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PCT – Paradise Lake Trail to Tahoe NF Road 86

Posted on August 11, 2016 by trailhiker

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) winds through the Tahoe National Forest for almost 40 miles in Nevada and Sierra Counties between I-80 and CA-49 near Sierra City.  For this hike I covered a little less than 8 miles of trail … Continue reading →

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Early spring colors – Lake Tahoe area

Posted on May 11, 2016 by trailhiker

Spring comes later to the Sierras than to the Bay Area, due to the elevation difference.  In this post I want to show some early spring colors in the Lake Tahoe area, mostly around 6500 feet elevation, during a visit … Continue reading →

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