hike the Rubicon Trail, Lake Tahoe

… NOT to be confused with the Rubicon four-by-four trail.

We were looking for a good trail run close to Squaw Valley. A local Adventure Racer, Todd Jackson, sent us to cross the Rubicon.

Good call.

In the 1880s, a Sacramento newsman compared Lake Tahoe’s sapphire depths to bluing solution, so astonishing was the color. Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) said Lake Tahoe’s air was pure enough for angels. Clear sky and water still startle the senses here, especially when you spend the day close to shore on the 6 1/2-mile Rubicon Trail. …

Lake Tahoe trail casts a spell – Laura Read

It was crowded with families, hikers, leashed dogs. But gorgeous.

vista from high on the trail