Another Tallac trip up the back side Glen Alpine trail can be found here.
Erik completing our backcountry registration at the trailhead for the Cathedral Lake trail. The parking lot was full to overflowing and there were several parties also preparing to head up the trail.
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10/04/2003 09:49 AM
Erik checking his GPS early in the hike. The woman on the left leapfrogged us all the way to the top.
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10/04/2003 10:16 AM
First glimpse of Fallen Leaf Lake from the trail, with the south shore of Lake Tahoe in the background. The trail passed above the western shore of the lake for the first few miles.
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10/04/2003 10:16 AM
Erik with his first Gatorade stop of the morning.
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10/04/2003 10:16 AM
Desolation Wilderness sign a short way up the trail.
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10/04/2003 10:34 AM
Erik stopping for a shot of Floating Island Lake
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10/04/2003 10:37 AM
A break in the treeline above Floating Island Lake allowed the first glimpse of the Tallac peak. (Left Ridge)
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10/04/2003 10:39 AM
Trees reflected in the calm surface of Floating Island Lake