Beautiful Day Hike

Great one-way spring trip across the US to deliver a car to Tahoe City, CA!  We took a leisurely 10 days to make the journey.  Then we topped it off with a week at Lake Tahoe before flying home.  Canyonlands NP in Utah and US 50 across Nevada were two highlights for me. 2800 miles to Lake Tahoe and another 230 miles driving to various trails, etc. around Lake Tahoe.  90 miles of hiking along the way and at the lake. Below, a dusting of spring snow above the Truckee River with Lake Tahoe in the background.  Twin Crags trailhead.  Tahoe NF, near Tahoe City, CA. And beautiful view of Front Range Rockies coming in to Denver on the way home.  Believe that is Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park in the right foreground!

Rock overlook below Mt Watson summit. Dollar Point middle right. Tahoe NF, near Tahoe City, CA. 

Tahoe NF. Near Tahoe City, CA. 

Mount Watson and Dollar Point in distance. Near Crystal Bay, NV.

Diamond Peak ski resort. Near Incline Village, NV. 

Tahoe NF. Near Tahoe City, CA. 

Still open!  Snowshoe on a bluebird day. Tahoe NF. Near Tahoe City, CA. 

Rock climbing trail with fresh snow overnight. Tahoe NF. Near Tahoe City, CA. 

Unsettled weather. Tahoe NF, near Carnelian Bay, CA. 

Tahoe NF.  Above Truckee River, near Truckee, CA. 

Beautiful lake vista above Carnelian Bay!  Near Tahoe City, CA.

Snowshoe at 8200'! Toiyabe NF, near Reno, NV. 

Near Carson City, NV.

Islands in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park. Looking down towards Colorado River. Near Moab, UT. 

From Needles Overlook. Needles district of park in the distance. Near Moab, UT. 

View east toward San Juan Mountains. San Juan National Forest. Near Bayfield, CO.

Short hike at Rec Center. Pagosa Springs, CO

2nd visit to this hidden gem, part of the Wichita Mountains. Mostly easy rock climbing and hiking. Granite, OK. 

State park and eastern terminus of the Oauchita Trail. Great views to the west of Lake Maumelle and the ridge the trail follows. Near Little Rock, AR.   

Spring green in Birmingham, AL!

Near Irondale, AL.