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Tahoe Rim Trail – South Camp Peak to Monument Peak
Lesson(s) learned. When hands and fingers are not completely sanitary, DO NOT rub your eyes (one, let alone both!). Thusly I awoke this morning looking like I was the loser in a boxing match…simply FUGLY! I could barely see. If … Continue reading
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Tahoe Rim Trail – Marlett Lake campground to Spooner Summit
Lessons Learned: 1. Being smelly is good? 2. Toilets are NOT over- rated. 3. Water Bladders (internal and external) are not easy to regulate. The trail out of the Marlett Lake campground seemed to go on forever. Luckily it wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tahoe Rim Trial – Relay Peak to Marlett Campground
We awoke to a chilly morning (for July) and Paul’s infernal alarm clock (if I could figure out how to disable it, I would). We packed up and drank our remaining water in the form of Via coffee. Considering how … Continue reading
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Tahoe Rim Trail: Brockway Summit – Relay Peak
Lessons Learned: 1. Maps and or guide books are mere “suggestions” 2. What looks “smooth” and “flat” from a distance usually is NOT. 3. Don’t count on, or pass up an opportunity to get water. We awoke to discover that … Continue reading
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Tahoe Rim Trail – Tahoe City to Brockway Summit
Day One Lessons: 1. All downhills have an uphill, but not all uphills have downhills. 2. All trails start with an uphill, and generally end with an uphill. 3. Filtered water out of a green pond full of tadpoles, tastes … Continue reading
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