Since it was an even day of the week, mountain bikes were allowed to be on the Tahoe Rim Trail in this section. Ophir Creek was nearly dry, quite unlike May and June as I had seen it last. Since I had made this trip before in May in the snow I already knew the route and it went much quicker now without any snowdrift obstacles in my way. View of east shore, Skunk Harbor, Deadman’s Point I would have to eat my Cliff Bar on the road. After guzzling down 2 cups of my Starbucks Via instant coffee that somehow still tasted like my Cup-o-Soup from the night before, I was packed and ready to hit the trail. I checked my Garmin GPS had a temperature sensor on it and it had recorded 25☏ as the lowest temperature throughout the night and a balmy 29☏ at breakfast. Guess I wore myself out shivering so much.ĭawn came too early, getting me out of the rack by 0630. You know when you get a bone chill and you just can’t seem to warm up no matter what you do? That’s where I was, shivering myself to sleep by about midnight. I thought somewhere between the soup, the tea, and the new sleeping bag I would be warm and toasty in no time – but no. Finally I was the winning bid on something! I stashed everything in the bear boxes that they had provided in the campground and got into my cozy new sleeping bag and MSR Hubba one-man tent. I was freezing my buns off so I couldn’t wait to get into my new Marmot Helium sleeping bag that I just got off of eBay. This was all pretty familiar to me now, just backtracking along the route my hiking friends, Tamara, Chris, and Chuck and I were on earlier in September.Īfter one more climb switchbacking up to the ridge I came upon another trail junction – one leads to the Marlette Peak North West Tahoe Rim Trail (A side trip taking you around the west side of Marlette peak displaying great views of Marlette Lake and Lake Tahoe) Another spur trail called the Sunflower Trail leading to Hobart Reservoir, and the trail I was taking, the north east route to Marlette Peak on the Tahoe Rim Trail leading to Tahoe Meadows, 13 miles to the north. It was good to see that the parched forest got a little sip of water from this long drought.Īfter a while the trail opened up into a sandy clearing connecting the trail junction to the Tahoe Rim Trail. I soon descended along the access road and puddles of water from recent rains.
No time for that now, I needed to make camp and I still had a couple of miles to go. One sign explaining how Marlette Lake came into being and one of the rules and regulations for the area. Finally arriving at the crest there were signboards and benches placed there by the Nevada state parks department. It was going to be pretty slow going for a while. It is also an opportunity to rejoin the Tahoe a Rim Trail, 1.2 miles to the ridge.įrom the lake the road meandered northward in and out of Aspen Groves bringing me to another very steep section. North Canyon Campground is the first providing vault toilets and picnic tables for about six campers. You pass the first of three approved campgrounds in the Nevada State Parks system for that area. Several spur trails branch off of the main trail – they are flagged for cross-country skiing that connects with the Marlette Lake Trail. Two hike-in cabins are available for rent from. The trail and road rises quickly moving away from Spooner Summit and lake.
I briefly stopped and chatted with everybody who would talk to me, but kept on moving.Īt the trail junction to Marlette Lake Trail I came upon a spring that was still flowing under the road even this late in the season. It was a beautiful fall day that inspired several others to get out on the trail and enjoy the weather. I had to hike a quarter-mile back down the road to get to the Spooner picnic area to start my hike.
I had to wait a little while so they could gather enough mountain bike riders to make the trip worthwhile – then we were off for the summit.
Tahoe flume trail history driver#
That morning I started my day at Tunnel Creek Café for great cup of coffee and to bum a ride with the bike shuttle driver from the Flume Trail Bikes up to Spooner Summit. I arrived in Lake Tahoe on the last day of September planning to get an early jump on the trail starting at Spooner Summit the next morning.
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