The Killdeer Chronicles: Tahoe Tribulations
Tahoe Tribulations Prologue In Mid June, my boss said I could take 2 weeks vacation to go hiking. Originally, I was going to go back to the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula. Then I started skimming through the Wilderness Guide to the Pacific Crest Trail, Volume 2: Northern California. The guide says that the Pacific Crest Trail overlaps the Tahoe Rim Trail for 50 miles or so. Even better, the Tahoe Rim Trail ( TRT ) is a 175 mile loop ! Cool ! That means you can start and finish at the same place. Nice ! Another nice thing about the TRT, is that there are several towns or cities with nearby trailheads that you can start from. Very Nice. The only "fly in the ointment" is the Desolation Wilderness ( DW ). The DW, is said to be the most beautiful part of the Tahoe Rim Trail. Because of this, the Desolation Wilderness tends to get overcrowded. With all the day and weekend hikers from South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe City, and the Through Hikers on the ...