Hiking with Heidi

Hike Details: Elevation - 7,000 - 8,000 ft. Location - Highway 88/89 south of Lake Tahoe Mileage - 6 miles Hiking time - 3 hours Route -We parked in the lot at Sorensen's Resort , but there's also a small amount of trailhead parking just West of the resort, or also in a few turnouts on the road. Weather -Crisp and cool, but beautiful, sunny and perfect for a strenuous hike Yep, we're pretty proud of ourselves! :) After hiking here last year, I knew I wanted to come back again and try to catch the fall color at its peak. It's hard to predict exactly when that will be, but I think we hit it pretty close.  We started at Sorensen's Resort (see link above), an adorable collection of cabins nestled among the trees, with a cafe that smelled delicious the minute we got out of the car. Tempting to just skip the hike and have breakfast! We were also greeted by these adorable and fortunately not-real bears. But, hey, we ca...

Hike Details: Elevation - 7,000 - 8,000 ft. Location - Off of Highway 88, past the intersection of Highway 89. We parked in the lot of Sorenson's Resort, website here , the trailhead starts right outside their property. They're very helpful, just stop by the office and ask for directions. Mileage - 4+ miles Hiking time - 3 hours Route - we hiked up to the ridge overlooking Sorenson's Resort and Hope Valley Weather -gorgeous fall day We missed the peak time of the fall colors by a few weeks, but it was still gorgeous and gave us a taste of what it must have been like. This will definitely be a repeat trip next year.  Follow the yellow brick road (literally!). That rock cliff in the center of the picture below is where we hiked up to -- looks daunting, but it wasn't too tough of a climb.  There was a little patch of snow lingering from an early fall snowstorm.  One of the adorable cabins (St. Nick's Cabin) at Sorenson's Reso...