Ted's Hiking World Mt. Judah Loop & Donner Peak
Tahoe National Forest

August 27, 2024

Thanks, guys, for a very nice day!  Mary got her "major hike" initiation.

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Very rough at the start

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Sugar Bowl lift

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On our way to Mexico!

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Leaving the PCT

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11 women from San Francisco

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To the south are Tinker Knob, Anderson Peak, and Granite Chief Wilderness

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We could go up there sometime

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Getting closer

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In back is Mount Lincoln in the Sugar Bowl

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Castle Peak to the north

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On the summit of Mount Judah, overlooking Donner Lake

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What a great shot!

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The next objective

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Waxy Checkerbloom

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I don't see anyone on the hill

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Mount Judah is on the left

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Scaling Donner Peak

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Another great group shot

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Heading down *
Heading up

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(See Addendum)  ⇔

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Paintbrush, Lupine, and Arnica *
Bitter Cherry

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Lake Mary reappears

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So near, yet so far

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Down, down

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The final obstacle

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Fringed Willowherb

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ADDENDUM

Read more about the area and its history here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Pass

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