Tamarack is the “go to” spot for high elevation, easy access, multi-aspect backcountry touring I. The Carson range
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Miley and Snickers ran off and it cost me about 45 minutes had to turn back beautiful view
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Very nice walk with streams on side and beautiful views into woods and of mountains. Dogs can be off leash part of the time. Plan to do multiple times. Allow 1 hour from campsite. Mosquitos were not an issue this morning.
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Didn’t care for hike. Mosquitos were thick. Trail is not near water and all views are behind you. Water crossings were many wet feet. Area recently cleared and lots of wood piles. Lake not visible often. Walk back on road was annoying. Trail is rough. Would not do again.
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Beautiful views and wild flowers, exposed trail initially, would avoid in hot weather
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Narrow and rocky path and no tree cover so wear your sunscreen! Overall a nice hike with few people and a stunning waterfall!
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Great day hike! Easy graded terrain, plenty of switchbacks, lots of flowing water. Well maintained, with the exception of a large tree fallen across the trail in the first half mile. It did it in a little over two hours going at a steady pace of a little under 3mph. Highly recommend for a day hike in the Reno area!
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This is a beautiful diverse 4wheel drive trail through a pine forest and aspens groves offering beautiful fall cover. It takes you to the top of Mt Patterson at 11,675 feet. Amazing views throughout the entire trail.
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This was a lovely trip out to 5 Valley Lookout and back. Great view of the valleys on a lovely day.
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My fave hike of all in this area. Great training grounds for Mt Rose Summit.
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This hike was amazing! Views, views, and more views! The road up to the trailhead does require a high clearance vehicle. There is no snow on the trail at all. YES like everyone says do the trail CLOCKWISE! You do need trek poles coming down Job’s Sister! Glad I had mine and my knee braces! So happy I can say I have officially done the Tahoe Triple Crown!!
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We are building up strength to hike from the Valley Floor to the TRT.
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Snow melt has made the falls spectacular. Super hike and not too long. Enjoy!!
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From the Hangman's Bridge TH at highway 89 to USFS road 310 is a hiking trail closed to motorized vehicles.
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Nice trail don’t follow signs to Secret Lake take meadow r
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Big loop with lots to see! Begins or ends with a few highway miles but then a great variety of open desert, hill climbs, narrow canyons, abandoned mines and ranch houses and even an airport in the middle of nowhere! Pack a lunch and a lot of water!
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5.31. Good for a trail run. Decent valley views. No snow on this route today. I’ll be back to explore more for sure.
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5.31. Good for a trail run. Decent valley views. No snow on this route today. I’ll be back to explore more for sure.
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Beautiful day. Firm but edgeable on the way up. Super soft perfect on the way down.
Parked at Red Lake. Skinned across the lake then walked across the road.
With Nigel Mary Chris Colleen
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With all the motorized traffic side by sides ripping around dust noise it’s no a place to enjoy nature for sure go somewhere else if you like serenity !
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Gate locked on Barney Riley near Markleeville and the entrance shown here is closed due to snow. Locals have said that the gate in Markleeville has been locked for at least 3 years now, and the private property owner has wielded guns at people trying to cross.
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Awesome trail! Rocky and technical. Did it in a 5th gen 4runner with slight mods (tires and skids, but no lift). Definitely hit the skids a few times. Something to note here: when you get to the wooden cabin, the trail here says to go left up the mountain, which is significantly longer and more difficult than going across the marshy area. So, if it hasn't been raining, and you're just trying to get to the springs, take the marshy road (can see it on the map) and save yourself some time and trail damage.
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Risue Road has not yet melted out for the season. Patches were snowy enough that it did not feel safe to drive them, so I turned around.
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Very steep and not much of a trail on the steep middle section.
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There’s real wilderness feel here, not much of a maintained trail but useable because of enough foot traffic on it.
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Great fall hike. Beautiful colors today. Start at the Kiosk on the south end to get the switch backs behind you first & the most elevation gain. Stop at the Genoa State Park for lunch afterwards.
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This is an easy up and back along Thomas creek. It is especially pretty in the fall. It is about 2 miles to reach the bridge as a turn around point. You can go back or go to the cut off and head up to dry pond or continue to the upper Thomas trail.
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just did it with my F150 on 35s, The descending part was difficult. Took it low and slow and I made the trip from start to finish in apx. 2 hours with many gnarly close calls. Im not experienced but I had an experienced spotter and that helped. A guy in a rav4 awd came down it the next day and completely destroyed his brand new car. He just slid down all the rocks in a panic i think.
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We took Jeeps on this trail and it was nice. Not hard at all and did not require 4WD. Any SUV could likely do this trail.
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Much better route to access the East Fork Carson River. Smoother, by passes 3 private property gates. Much quicker. Highly recommend new way to access the river!
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Dusty road hike wit great views. Driving the dirt roads is fun.
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There’s beauty to be seen and experienced in every direction. The PCT goes right by the lakes and hikers come and go daily. Some overlanders come thru for a night or a few days. Come here mid week if possible, as it gets busier on the weekends.
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Great trail right alongside the creek & shady until switchbacks. Great view of Mt Rose summit and ski hill. Downfall was the last mile on the road back to the car.
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This was a great side by side drive. Really enjoyed the forest and the lake.
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Rode Lt Dans Poker run with my brother and Cliff Cook and RPS PERFORMANCE today. Wilson Canyon, beautiful day! My brother is a complete badass.....first ride in a year and we rocked 97 miles in the desert!
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Rickey Canyon is too sketchy for a Raptor, I think. Narrow and lots of washouts.
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Awesome snow and some untouched areas in the trees. Decent downhill and good for beginners to intermediates.
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The snow was alternately nice and crispy+ easy to glide on and supper crappy and gommed up on my skis and skins. Had sun for all 3 hours! Awesome!
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This is a popular loop for hikers, bikers, and occasionally horses. The 1000 feet of elevation gain is rather gradual up to Dry Pond with several switch backs. The views are nice. Dry Pond is a meadow that is basically, dry. So don’t go for the pond. Go for Thomas and Whites Creeks. They provide beautiful scenery along the lower trails. To make it a loop you do have to hike along Timberline road to connect the two trail heads. Some may choose to do point to point with two cars to avoid the walk along the road.
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Great drive with many off shoot roads that could be a potential hike in solitude during the week. Weekends are busy. Crystal Peak Mine is a place to take kids where they can dig for crystals. There is also a dirt road that joins Dog Valley Road at the top before dropping down to Verdi & this road connects to the Reservoir.
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We were Jeeping the OHV forest trails. Not a person in sight. I started Recording to soon. The treck really started at sweet water creek. Most divers tie yet.
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This was the wildest single track trail these baby boomers (almost senior citizens) have riden! Amazing ride, technical, some NARROW spots, not for the faint of heart. We made it, take lots of water, start early.
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Great hike through the trees on a section of the PCT. lots of streams and 6 lakes for doggies. Met several through hikers. Not a lot of altitude change.
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I have often hiked the Jones Creek trail, but only to the summit. Yesterday I completed the Jones/White Creek Loop. I climbed the Jones Creek side then came down Whites Creek. You will pass through Aspen glades, cedar and pine forests. Lots of wild flowers. White Creek is running fast now with the snow melt but is passable crossing the log bridges. I would suggest the use of trekking poles.
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No snow on the Jones creek side of the loop. Wild flowers just starting to bloom.
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Beautiful day for a solo hike. Water is really flowing in the creeks!
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June 9, 2019. Nice hike & training climb to the Church Pond Summit Saddle at 8000 ft. There are six switchbacks along a well traveled trail through the forest with enough shade to stop if needed & cool a bit. If you take your dog, the temperature should not be over 60° as they have no way to cool their bodies & creek water is limited. I think the gain is at least 1800 ft & to get ready for some outdoor event it can be used to get a good workout. Some friends of mine who were training for Mt. Shasta would climb it 3 times to try to match the elevation gain on Shasta, which is a lot.
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Nice Springtime hike out of Genoa. I combined parts of the Genoa Trail Loop to the Eagle Ridge Trailhead. Temperature was pleasant and wind was light. Creek crossings were easy except for one and it had an improvised hand rail to assist in crossing the fastest running creek.
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