Getting off the beaten path in Lake Tahoe. We ventured up to Echo Lake. It is a gateway to the Desolation Wilderness. We had started a multi-day hike here a few years before and visited it often with our friends. Our plan was to hike up to the top of the lake and back with 5 kids and 8 adults. It was cooler up at the lake but still a bit warm. Everyone was game at the start. As we kept hiking we had hints that all was not well with a few of the kids. Plan B was hatched. Hike to the top of the second lake and take the shuttle boat back down. A potential meltdown was saved and an adventure was created.
Looking up towards the top of Echo Lake and the Desolation Wilderness.
Docks. There are many grandfathered cabins along the lake. The main access is by boat.
Maya from the flat land of Florida was our most enthusiastic hiker!
View of the Lake Tahoe Valley from above Echo Lake.
Molly and Adam.
Trail cut into the white granite.
Velcro paws.
David and Taz.
Lisa and Adam taking a break.
Old gnarled trees along the trail.
Group photo.
Osprey along the trail.
The day is saved. We called the boat from a small phone booth located at the top of the lake. Within minutes the boat arrived to ferry all of us back to where we started.
Phil, Lisa, and Adam.
Channel between the upper and lower lake.
Even Taz is content to get a ride back.
Lunch on the lake.
