Fallen leaf cabin1/21/2024 ![]() ![]() I then made my way back to camp to wake Sarah and get ready for our day hike along the Rubicon Trail. Sunrise Lights the Clouds above Angora Ridge & Fallen Leaf LakeĪs I walked back towards camp I admired the serenity that is obtained with freshly fallen snow in the quite morning hours.Ī Flooded Trail Along Camp Road Offers Snowy Reflectionsįirst Light Floods the Sky Above Fallen Leaf Lake Campground Tallac Looms Above Fallen Leaf Lake at Sunrise Tallac, cloaked in white, towers above the lake to the north. Besides several honking Geese and the thumping of a woodpecker, the only sound was that of the crunching beneath my feet as I walked along the frozen shoreline. The tranquility and peacefulness was indescribable. Sarah lay asleep as I made my way up to Fallen Leaf Lake for sunrise. The snow kept falling until just before we went to sleep at around midnight. It has the option of being raised up or lowered depending on conditions. Although the Kelty Carport Canopy got terrible reviews, I picked one up on clearance and have to say it worked very well. Our canopy provided good shelter and I was thoroughly impressed with its design. By that point the snow had started to stick and the meadow and trees were now blanketed. We awoke from our nap and the snow was still falling. There is nothing like a nice nap on vacation! We ended up crawling back into bed and taking quite a long nap. Again we got on the bikes and pedaled back with the snow falling in our eyes.Īfter the ride we relaxed under the canopy and watched the snow continue to fall. The snow fell harder and harder and eventually we decided to journey back. No wonder somebody had chosen this place for their cabin. This section of the shore was greatly wind protected and offered a very tranquil setting. We stumbled upon an old foundation with a picnic table and the decrepit remains of a stove still standing. The trail leads to an old run down cabin that looks to have been quite the spot back in its prime.įrom the cabin we took a brief ride down a dirt road to the lake’s edge. From the outlet we rode our bikes across a narrow bridge where the trail turns into doubletrack and heads along the north shore of the Lake.īridge Crossing Taylor Creek Fallen Leaf Lake Outlet The snow continued to fall lightly as we pedaled on. It weaves in and out of trees following the creek to the outlet of Fallen Leaf Lake. The Moraine trail starts off as a singletrack that parallels Taylor Creek which is known for its spawning salmon in October. We assembled our canopy and set up camp best we could.Īfter breakfast we hopped on the mountain bikes and set off on the Moraine Trail which leaves right from the campground near site # 75. And by mid morning it had started to lightly snow. We woke up to crystal clear skies which soon faded to overcast. ![]() Typically there is not that much room for sleeping in the back of a 4runner, however, I removed the two back seats and built a platform which extends the leg room by almost a foot. We unpacked our food items and put them in the bear box then pounded a couple of cold ones before heading to bed in the back of the 4runner. We were glad to see that there was no snow on the ground at camp for the recent storms had us a little worried. We have stayed at this site before and like it because of its close proximity to the lake as well as the views of an open meadow right from camp. We pulled into camp and set up at site #94 which I had reserved months in advance. We left a little after 7pm and breezed all the way up without any resistance. Being Friday on Memorial Day weekend we decided to wait until traffic died down before making the journey to Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe. ![]()
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