Ted's Hiking World Loch Leven Lakes
Tahoe National Forest

June 18, 2016

I had such a good time today.  It was somewhat like walking in Washington State, where everything is wet or moist.  The cloud cover enabled great flower photo-ops as well.

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Getting started, in the fog

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Bitter Cherry *
Ragwort

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Tunnel tree

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Brewer's Lupine *
Pinemat Manzanita

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We aren't lost yet

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Salmon Lake

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Mountain Pride are the stars of the show today *
Pretty face

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Jewel Flower *
Prickly Phlox

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Searching for the trail

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Déjà vu

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Finally, a bit of sunlight

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Love birds

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Lower Loch Leven Lake

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Middle Loch Leven Lake

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The 'beach'

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The group seems happy

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Great swimming when the water is warm enough

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The Tush Tree

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Red Mountain Heather *
Utah Serviceberry

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"Look at me!"

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Back at Bushwhack Hill

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Lodgepole Pine

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Waterleaf Phacelia *
Nuttall's Larkspur

These specimens, discovered together near the end of the walk, are new to me:

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Sierra Gooseberry *
Wax Currant

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Lingering snow at 6500'

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Love birds

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Near the finish line

Scenery *
Difficulty *
Flowers *
Adventure *
Solitude *

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It appears that we went astray on a piece of the older original trail

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