Building leadership

Before leaving Lake Tahoe, Mark wanted the girls to experience a hike as we have normally done on all of our family vacations. Annmarie wanted to come, but the baby on the way made such a hike an unwise choice. Here they are all ready to charge up the trail at the Alpine Springs trailhead. […]

Hiking together

Hiking together

On the last full day of our vacation at Lake Tahoe, we took the girls on a hike above Fallen Leaf Lake. Our intended destination was Grass Lake, but a late start combined with a child-based pace caused us to halt at a stream-crossing at about the 2 mile mark. After a […]

Challenge met

Our hike today from Eagle Falls trailhead to Velma Lakes covered 9.5 miles. We stopped first at Eagle Lake which was still and quiet with great reflections, but the shadows were dark and the sky and granite very light making photography tough. Then it was a long slog up a steep mountain side. I was […]