FULL VIDEO HERE! According to Thomas Winnett, there is no established TYT trail connecting the Arnot Creek and Clark Fork trailheads - it's basically just a road walk and you can make your own route. I was excited to have my two oldest kids came with me on this short but interesting hike. We parked … Continue reading Rediscovering the Tahoe-Yosemite Trail (Day 12): Arnot Creek to Clark Fork Trailhead
TYT SECTION 4 My friend Greg joined me on the next section of the Tahoe-Yosemite Trail beginning at Lake Alpine and ending at Clark Fork Campground. We took the 3rd edition route past Duck Lake through the "Christmas Tree Farm" to Rock Lake, then did some serious route finding to Spicer Reservoir and then camped … Continue reading Rediscovering the Tahoe-Yosemite Trail (Days 10-11): Lake Alpine to Arnot Creek
FULL VIDEOS HERE! After 8 months waiting for the snow to melt, I am finally back on the Tahoe-Yosemite Trail! Today's hike was a gap-filler to complete the footage of my last Section (which I could not capture because my batteries died) - and to show an alternate TYT route to begin Section 4 from … Continue reading Hiking The Original Tahoe-Yosemite Trail (Days 9b-10a): Alternate Route from Lake Alpine
FULL VIDEOS HERE! Section 3: Hwy 88 to Hwy 4 Finally getting to this section involved several challenges. Between record-breaking snow one year and a 4-month heatwave the next, it took me over a year to finally get back on the TYT. The weather was perfect (highs in the 60's and lows predicted in the … Continue reading Hiking The Original Tahoe-Yosemite Trail (Days 6-9): Carson Pass to Lake Alpine
Full video here: https://youtu.be/Yajy5Vmwg9s?list=PLcmgKcMv65OGiim4OvTRb0aT3J1ZhOTZU Section 4.1? Well it was just over a year since my last visit to the TYT and I was going on another day hike - this time to the beginning of what I am calling Section 4 at Lake Alpine. The reason it had been so long was that 2023's winter … Continue reading Hiking The Original Tahoe-Yosemite Trail (Section 4 Recon): Lake Alpine to Rock Lake
SEE THE VIDEO HERE! So Here's What Happened.... For months I had been planning what I believe to be the most difficult section of the TYT: Days 6-8 from Carson Pass to Lake Alpine. I'll save the difficulty description for when I actually hike it, but so far my research had indicated it involved a … Continue reading Hiking The Original Tahoe-Yosemite Trail: Recon Trip to Clark’s Fork Meadow from St. Mary’s Pass
FULL VIDEO HERE! What Happened??? My hiking buddy Dominion and I completed Section 1 of the original Tahoe-Yosemite trail in October of 2022 and then....well, nothing. Winter hit early in 2022 and it didn't let go. As we rounded the corner into 2023 nothing was letting up and it was looking like not only would … Continue reading Hiking The Original Tahoe-Yosemite Trail (Day 5): Echo Chalet to Carson Pass
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE! Today's hiking began with a 2.2 mile, 975' ascent to Dick's Pass. Although it sounded aggressive it was actually quite pleasant. The grade was moderate and we had more tree cover than I expected. It was not long before we stood topped the pass and could look back at our excellent … Continue reading Hiking The Original Tahoe-Yosemite Trail (Day 3): Dick’s Lake to Lake Aloha
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE! We started our morning with a reading from the "Book of Winnet" haha. It was fun reading his description of the trail we had hiked the day before and a preview of what was to come. It turns out the area we were in was called the "Tallant Lakes" and their … Continue reading Hiking The Original Tahoe-Yosemite Trail (Day 2): Rubicon Lake to Dick’s Lake
SEE THE VIDEO HERE! So It Begins! My buddy Michael (trail name: "Dominion") accompanied me on the Desolation Wilderness section of the TYT (Meeks Bay to Echo Lake) on a backpacking trip from October 17-20, 2022. I had a decent schedule laid out - and while we had a few backup plans, they turned out … Continue reading Hiking The Original Tahoe-Yosemite Trail (Day 1): Meeks Bay to Rubicon Lake
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