i went camping with a ton of people this weekend at emerald bay in tahoe. we went on a hike to climb mt. tallac. it was a GRUELING 5 mile hike that has an elevation change of 3000 feet to the summit. a 10 mile hike is usually no sweat for me, but after i was done with this hike i was EXHAUSTED. as soon as i got back to the campground, i was so tired that i fell asleep. i didn’t bother to eat. after my short nap, i was awoken by the starving pangs of hunger and i had some food.
it was a lot of fun, though, and it was nice to be able to get away from the office for a while.
ann
how long did it take to do the Mt Tallac hike? In my hiking book it says 6hrs but it’ll take me longer. I think the first lake was Floating Island Lake (where u can see Fallen Leaf Lk and Lk Tahoe), then another .7 mi to trail junction to Cathedral Lk (maybe your rest stop)