Beautiful Day Hike

Winter paradise at Lake Tahoe.  We stayed in Incline Village, NV and spent time in CA and NV.  41 miles of hiking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing plus a half-day downhill at Mt. Rose/Slide Mtn.  Beautiful weather and we arrived two weeks after an epic 6' snowstorm! Even had a trip down to the edge of the Central Valley for a warm weather hike.

Downhill today at Mt Rose. Memories of the '80s on old Slide Mountain. Near Reno, NV. 

Best route on Diamond Peak for beauty vs effort. Incline Village, NV. 

Toiyabe NF, near Incline Village, NV. 

Spooner Backcountry, Toiyabe NF. Near Incline Village, NV. 

From Diamond Peak. Incline Village, NV. 

Near Crystal Bay, NV. 

Snowshoe view from Diamond Peak. Incline Village, NV. 

Snowshoe around the lake at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. Near Incline Village, NV.

Snowshoe at Diamond Peak. Incline Village, NV.  Miles of groomed walking!

Snowshoe heaven above Tahoe Meadows!  Toiyabe NF, near Incline Village, NV. 

Auburn State Recreation Area. American River Canyon. Near Auburn, CA.

Snowshoe at Diamond Peak Ski Area.  Uphill Use program is amazing! Incline Village, NV. 

Great winter visit to southern and central Nevada.  Weather was milder than normal.  It's a vast landscape with wide valleys and endless deserts.  In many places, hiking trails don't exist but cross-country travel is easy to navigate. 1263 miles driving and 60 miles of hiking over 9 days.  Spent nights in Beatty, Tonopah and Vegas. The desert changes constantly.  Here is a beautiful evening view from Tonopah looking south.

11533'. Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. Lower Bristlecone Trailhead. Near Las Vegas, NV. 

Lee Canyon, in Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. Near Las Vegas, NV. 

Approximately 2300 square miles to explore in Southern Nevada.  Near Las Vegas, NV.

Above Indian Springs, NV. Mild afternoon!

Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. Near Indian Springs, NV. 

Amargosa Desert, near Amargosa Valley, NV. ~ 500' high sand dunes in valley center. 

 Upper Amargosa Desert.  Near Beatty, NV.

 Montezuma Peak in the distant right.  Near Goldfield, NV.

 Old US 95, south of Tonopah, NV.  Looking west towards California.

Overlook towards Emigrant Peak. Near Coaldale, NV. 

Owens Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. Near Coaldale, NV. 

Monitor Valley. Table Mountain in the distance.  Near Tonopah, NV.  

Near Belmont, NV. Toquima Range in the distance.  Mt. Jefferson South Summit to right.

H-T NF. Near Carvers, NV. 

Toiyabe Range. Humboldt-Toiyabe NF. Near Carvers, NV. 

Walk near Tonopah Summit. Near Tonopah, NV.