[pct-l] Conditions around Lake Tahoe

[Michelle]

I just returned from a half-trip around the Tahoe Rim Trail. The east side of the lake is drier than usual with several of the “sure” water sources either dry or barely a trickle. The west side is wet, marshy, and at the height of mosquito infestation. I was getting swarmed no matter what time of day; it was brutal. It was a main factor in my decision to exit the trail at Echo Chalet. I plan to finish the Rim Trail later in the Summer after mosquito season, but if you hike any of the zillion trails on the east side, you should be ok!

On Jun 29, 2014, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Conditions around Lake Tahoe
> To: Elizabeth King <ekingc at gmail.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> I was just there and the temps were mild.  The trail is not in too bad 
> shape except that there were a lot of blow-downs which the Forest 
> Service HQ told me they are going to start cutting on Monday.
> 
> Shepherd
> 
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Elizabeth King wrote:
> 
>> Hi friends,
>> 
>> Does anyone have reports for how things are looking up at Lake Tahoe?
>> Heading out for a short trip next week (hooray!) and would love to 
>> hear how
>> the trail is looking out there.
>> 
>> Thanks and I hope everyone is having a great start to summer : )
>> 
>> --Elizabeth