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Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Mary Bennington, Tahoe Rim Trail Association

1 Introduction to the Tahoe Area and the Tahoe Rim Trail

Geographic Setting

Trail History

The Tahoe Rim Trail Association

Regulations and Permits

2 Animals and Plants, Great and Small

The Largest Animals in the Tahoe Region

Medium-Sized Animals

Small Animals

Birds

Amphibians and Reptiles

Insects

Fish

Trees

Wonderful Wildflowers

Shrubs and Bushes

3 Let’s All Get Along: A Trail for Everyone

Rules for Mountain Bikers

Hikers Take Note

Sharing the Trail with Horses

4 Weather, Water, and When To Go

Snowpack

Winter Wonderland

Packing and Dressing for Winter Weather

When (and Where) to Go

Water

5 Fun for All and All for Fun: A User’s Guide to the Tahoe Rim Trail

A Hiking Paradise

Backpacking and Camping

Yippee! Mountain Biking

Getting Horsey on the TRT

Goin’ Fishin’

Kids Like to Hike … Some Kids … Sometimes … and Not Too Far

What About Fido?

6 Trail Description

Map Legend

Section 1 Tahoe City to Brockway Summit

20.2 miles

Section 2 Brockway Summit to Mount Rose Trailhead

20.2 miles

Section 3 Tahoe Meadows to Spooner Summit

23.1 miles

Section 4 Spooner Summit to Kingsbury Grade

18.5 miles

Section 5 Kingsbury Grade to Big Meadow

23.2 miles

Section 6 Big Meadow Trailhead to Echo Summit and Echo Lake

15.3 miles to Echo Summit

17.5 miles to Echo Lake

Section 7 Echo Summit and Echo Lake to Barker Pass

32.7 miles from Echo Lake

34.7 miles from Echo Summit

Section 8 Barker Pass to Tahoe City

16.7 miles

7 Other Tahoe Area Attractions and Activities

Afterword

Appendix A Resources and Amenities

Appendix B Mileages for the Tahoe Rim Trail

Appendix C Tim’s Top 5 Places on the Trail

Appendix D Ways to Save Lake Tahoe

About the Author