I knew that I would spend the day Saturday in San Fran. I was hoping to get up towards Tahoe somewhere on Friday for a little mountain air. The road in to Echo Lakes still had a lot of snow on it so I was forced to run in a mile to the Chalet. The southern side of Echo still had tons of snow covering it so I had to turn back from heading up towards Becker Peak. The Tahoe Rim Trail on the north side of Echo was nearly snow free. I runs across sun-exposed granite slabs so it was surprisingly dry.
Once I got to the mild of Lower Echo Lake I headed straight up to the ridge. The giant flagpole can be seen from many different spots on the climb up the ridge. It is a fun class 3 scramble which does not follow a trail but heads up and across to the summit. A very fun scramble in which you use your hands a lot on the way up. Spectacular views of two of Northern California's jewels....Lake Tahoe and Echo Lakes. Echo Lakes being half frozen just added to the beauty from decorated Flagpole Peak!
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