[pct-l] Tahoe Rim Trail Parking

[Sean Nordeen]

Thanks everybody for your parking suggestions.

My primary concern is obviously for the safety of my vehicle.  On
backpackinglight's website, I read about one trip in 2009 where their car
window was broken and their clean clothing + a wallet stolen from the
parking lot at Tahoe Meadows one or two nights before they finished  Such
things can occur at any trailhead, but I'd like to avoid places where its
become somewhat of a regular happening (not saying Tahoe Meadows has a
known problem as I don't know).  Of secondary concern is spreading out the
resupplies nicely from where ever I start hiking.


-Sean "Miner" Nordeen


On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 11:10 AM, <ned at mountaineducation.org> wrote:

> Sean,
>
> Keep in mind the little parking lot at the top of Barker Pass does not
> receive a lot of traffic nor visibility, so I would question the safety of
> any vehicle left there for a week or two, especially when compared to the
> busy Echo Chalet lot!
>
> Consider the many other busy trailhead lots like:
> -  north side of Spooner Summit (south side is a little bit off the road
> and not as easily watched by the Sheriff),
> -  Kingsbury south lot at the base of the Stagecoach chairlift is well lit
> and a busy place,
> -  Tahoe City, both north and south-bound,
> -  Tahoe Meadows, (")
>
>
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> www.mountaineducation.org
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Banks
> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 10:03 PM
> To: 'Sean Nordeen' ; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tahoe Rim Trail Parking
>
>
> There is a parking lot at the trailhead at Barker Pass.  Barker Pass is at
> PCT mile 1129 approximately and just a few miles south of where the TRT
> breaks off from the PCT and heads north east.  The road to Barker Pass is
> about 7 miles long from the intersection with Highway 89, all but the last
> 1/2 mile is paved and the last 1/2 mile is a good gravel road.  A car would
> have no problems with the road.  I left my truck there for a few days and
> had no problems.
>
> I-Beam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces@**
> backcountry.net <pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net>]
> On Behalf Of Sean Nordeen
> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 9:25 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Tahoe Rim Trail Parking
>
> Where would be a good place to leave a car for 1.5-2 weeks while
> thru-hiking
> the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT)?  The trailhead at Echo Summit is the only place
> I'm familiar with due to thru-hiking the PCT in 2009.  The resort at Echo
> Lake will be in transition to shutting down at some point this month so I
> don't know if that's even an option.  I'm most likely starting next weekend
> with a small possibility of starting the following weekend (still doing
> some
> final negotiation at work on which would be better).
>
> I'm posting here since the PCT and TRT share trail through the Desolation
> Wilderness and because I know a few people who post here live in the area.
>
> Thanks!
> -Sean "Miner" Nordeen
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