Ted's Hiking World Little Round Top & Showers Lake
Eldorado National Forest

September 25, 2020

We did the whole thing.  Thanks.

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Getting started

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The Two Sentinels, across the highway

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Switchbacking up to the saddle

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Looking southward

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Starting cross-country on the treacherous scree

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The objective is in view

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Big Blue in the distance

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Always a great view to the south from here

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They will catch up

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The final push

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Summit view

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Almost here

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Lunch at the summit

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Caples Lake

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Enlarge this for a glimpse of Horsetail Falls    ⇔

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Dardanelles Lake on the left; Meiss Lake on the right

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There's the Tahoe-Truckee Airport

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Coming off the mountain

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Falling behind

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On the Pacific Crest Trail

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We were up there

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Nice granite in this area

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Need to return in July

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Pleasant trail

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Showers Lake

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Only 500 feet to go

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At least we have our poles now

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Runners on the ridge

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The car is down there somewhere

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They are way ahead now

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There it is

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