Said good-bye to my baby around 5:50 a.m. Then headed out from Echo Lake trailhead. Coordinates: N 39 deg 05.467', W 120 deg 14.697'. Since I zeroed a second day in South Lake Tahoe, I am hiking alone today. The first three miles the trail followed around the blue, beautiful Echo Lake. The trees here have a distinctive feature - from the ground up to about 8 ft the tree trunks are white and the rest of the way they are covered with green lichen (moss-like substance). I believe the white area marks the snow depth on the trees. I'll post photos as soon as possible.
After leaving Echo Lake the trail traversed lake after lake for about 10 miles. Much of the next 20 miles the terrain was slightly rolling with moderate elevations. Around 7:30 pm I arrive at a saddle near a spring-fed gully and camp for the night. A good day completing 34.7 miles.
Keep hiking,
Greybeard
