Last Sunday and Monday, June 28-29 Duke and I hiked the 17 mile section of the Tahoe Rim Trail from Spooner Summit on Highway 50 to Tunnel Creek Road. The last three miles were off the trail down to the lake. The same road we took at the end of the Mount Rose to Tunnel Creek Road section. We did the hike it in two days and camped out seven miles from the beginning of the trail. Given how much rain we have had and the fact that we still saw some snow it was surprising to me that we only saw water once on the trail. It was at about 10 miles in. Here is a picture of Duke filtering water and refilling our water bottles.
Here are a couple more scenery pictures. If you would like to see all the pictures from the hike you can see them on Flickr here. We only have one more section to do to comnplete the Tahoe Rim Trail. It is the 32.5 Echo Lake to Barker Pass section through the Desolation Wilderness. I think we will do it as a four day back packing trip in August.
very nice blog
Posted by: shekhar | July 14, 2011 at 10:27 PM
We just camped quietly someplace on the trail. I think you are right that it is not allowed but we didn't see anyone and just took a chance.
Posted by: Marion | May 04, 2010 at 08:47 AM
Hey Marion, I see you didn't camp at Marlette Peak, I have read on this section of the trail you are only supposed to camp at Marlette Peak or North Canyon Road. Did you camp at N. Canyon road or just somewhere else off the trail? We are trying to rework around this problem. Thanks for any advice. We will be doing the hike in Late July.
Posted by: Zach Zimmerman | April 13, 2010 at 05:47 PM