Hiking Trails

	Tunnel Creek Trail Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Easy walking with Old West history and good Tahoe views	#552 Nov 11 8½ miles Rating: 6
	Mount Whitney Trail (Part) Inyo National Forest A relatively easy climb in a spectacular setting	#551 Sep 20 3 miles Rating: 5
	Inspiration Point, Lake Alpine Stanislaus National Forest A tricky climb to an overlook, then a loop around a lake	#550 Sep 12 5½ miles Rating: 5
	Frog Lake Overlook Tahoe National Forest A moderately steep climb through a nice garden	#549 Sep 10 5½ miles Rating: 6
	Muir Beach Golden Gate National Recreation Area A moderately strenuous coastal loop in the fog	#548 Sep 03 8¼ miles Rating: 5 [302]
	Devils Corral Overlook Mokelumne Wilderness A cross-country venture up to an overview of two canyons	#547 Aug 29 4 miles Rating: 5
	Shirley Canyon Tahoe National Forest A strenuous but beautiful granite scramble to a free ski tram	#546 Aug 26 4 miles Rating: 7
	Echo Peak – almost Desolation Wilderness A badly executed excursion to some great scenery	#545 Aug 24 6 miles Rating: 5
	Glen Alpine Springs & Waterfall Hunt Desolation Wilderness An aborted but rewarding search for a back way to a waterfall	#544 Aug 19 5 miles Rating: 7
	Mariah Point Tahoe National Forest A relatively mundane slog on ski runs and bike trails	#543 Aug 15 5½ miles Rating: 3
	Tenaya Waterslide Yosemite National Park An easy off-trail visit to a marvelous amphitheater	#542 Aug 08 4 miles Rating: 8 [403]
	Mount Watkins ~ Pywiack Cascade Overlook Yosemite National Park Easy access to unique and sublime views of park formations	#541 Aug 07 5½ miles Rating: 10 [448]
	Five Lakes Granite Chief Wilderness A steep, occasionally rough climb to a delightful granite basin	#540 Aug 01 5½ miles Rating: 7
	Grouse Ridge Lakes Tahoe National Forest A fairly mundane exploration of some off-trail ponds and lakes	#539 Jul 30 5 miles Rating: 5
	Rowton Peak Tahoe National Forest A flower-filled loop through a cross-country ski area	#538 Jul 25 5 miles Rating: 4
	Meiss Ridge Loop Tahoe National Forest A flower-laden loop from a meadow to a ridge top	#537 Jul 11 8 miles Rating: 8
	Loch Leven Lakes Loop Tahoe National Forest A partially off-trail venture of moderate difficulty	#536 Jul 08 5 miles Rating: 5 [39]
	Fall Creek Mountain Tahoe National Forest A moderately difficult scramble to a scenic mountain top	#535 Jul 04 5 miles Rating: 6
	Grouse Ridge Road and Overlook [SNOW] Tahoe National Forest A too-early-in-the-season scramble to a scenic hilltop	#534 Jul 02 3½ miles Rating: 5 [5]
	Horsetail Falls Desolation Wilderness A fire-damaged route to a spectacular 800-foot cascade	#533 Jun 29 3½ miles Rating: 7 [21]
	Mount Ralston Trail to Horsetail Falls Viewpoint Eldorado National Forest A fire-blackened trail leads to some great photo-ops of the falls	#532 Jun 27 3½ miles Rating: 5 [198]
	Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve Vaca Mountains A rough ridge-top route with springtime flowers and good views	#531 May 09 5 miles Rating: 5 [300]
	Alamere Falls Phillip Burton Wilderness, Point Reyes National Seashore A one-of-a-kind adventure with an optional scary scramble	#530 Apr 29 12 miles Rating: 10 [154]
	Mitchell Rock Loop Mount Diablo State Park A shorter loop with some nice flowers	#529 Apr 22 4½ miles Rating: 5
	Waterfalls View Mount Diablo State Park A steep, muddy track to view some distant falls in the fog	#528 Jan 29 8 miles Rating: 4

Ted's Group Outings (these might hold interest only for the participants)