Ted's Hiking World Donner Summit Lakes Loop
Tahoe National Forest

October 3, 2024

Farewell to the Sword in the Stone?

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Donner Lake gets us started

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Catching up after retrieving my camera and glasses

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Scrambling back onto the main trail

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The climb ahead

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Rainbow Bridge and the snow tunnels

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Pond #1

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Castle Peak [9109'] across the freeway

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Rose Meadowsweet

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Donner Peak to the south

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We're headed for the other side of the cliff

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Azalea Lake appears  {Lori}

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Ten minutes later:

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Flora Lake appears

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Nice

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{Lori}

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Snack time at lakeside

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Red Osier Dogwood

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Pond #2

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The original location of Excalibur

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What's left of the second location

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Searching in vain for a possible relocation

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Lake Angela

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Pond #3

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The crazy swing awaits

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{Lori}

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Sitka Mountain-Ash

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Bushwhacking our own exit

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Back at the trailhead  {Lori}

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ADDITIONAL VIEWING

Click here for more information from two prior outings:

<Hike #523 — Hidden Gems of Donner Summit 1>
<Hike #524 — Hidden Gems of Donner Summit 2>

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