We got an earlier start to avoid traffic on the road, especially on the climb to Emerald Bay early in the ride. 8 am:
There was a nice trail right to the beginning of the climb. Let me qualify “nice”. There was no traffic to worry about and the surroundings were beautiful but the actual trail was so bumpy.
Elaine met us at one of the wide pull-outs.
Emerald Bay:
The Fish and Game Department was at the Meeks Bay Campground ready to release containers of small trout into the lake. The blow-up fish attracted an audience:
Just a mile away, at Meeks Bay Resort, Brenda went for a cold plunge in the lake, Lori got her feet wet, the rest of us didn’t even want sand in our shoes.
The rest of the ride would be trail.
Brenda calls this photo stop The Rock of Gibraltar:
Back to Tahoe City. We did it. 36 miles today. 78 miles around the lake in two days.
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