Gear up for your next adventure:

🛌Insulated Sleeping Mats - Crucial thermal protection when sleeping on cold, uneven ground

📱Rugged Phone Cases - Heavy-duty protection for smartphones used as secondary GPS tools

🧣Neck Gaiters - Protects against wind and sun on exposed ridges and peaks

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Mount Tallac Trail in Desolation Wilderness trails

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Cathedral Lake and Floating Island Lake

United States > California > El Dorado County

Hike to Cathedral Lake and Floating Island Lake via Mount Tallac Trail above the Fallen Leaf Lake in the Desolation Wilderness. #Hiking #Nature #Lake #Mountain #Forest #Wilderness

Distance: 5.5 mi • Elevation gain: 368 m • Maximum elevation: 2,328 m

Mount Tallac Trail in Desolation Wilderness

United States > California > El Dorado County

The Mount Tallac Trail in Desolation Wilderness offers hikers breathtaking vistas of Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe, with the Floating Island Lake and Cathedral Lake gracing the path. As the ascent continues, the trail meanders through alpine meadows adorned with wildflowers, leading to rugged granite ridges.…

Distance: 9.8 mi • Elevation gain: 994 m • Maximum elevation: 2,960 m

Mount Tallac

United States > California > El Dorado County

Hike via Mount Tallac Trail in Desolation Wilderness #Hiking #Mountain #Forest #Lake

Distance: 9.8 mi • Elevation gain: 993 m • Maximum elevation: 2,954 m