Backpacking in Desolation Wilderness, July, 2001

We went backpacking for 3 days and 2 nights in the Desolation National Wilderness, which is near Lake Tahoe. We hiked about 5 miles to our campsite, did a 10-mile day hike to Rubicon Lake on the second day, and hiked out on the third day. Along the way, we saw five secluded lakes.

Mark on the trail	A tree	Mark rests on a rock
Ducks at Crag Lake	Shadow Lake	Melinda at Shadow Lake
Mark at Stony Ridge Lake	Melinda at Rubicon Lake	Rubicon Lake
Mark in Rubicon Lake	Melinda at our campsite at Crag Lake	Melinda and our tent
Melinda at Lake Genevieve

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