
Starting along the Mount Rose Summit Trail.

View back toward Slide Mountain.

Lake Tahoe views along the way.

A walk through mostly forest for a bit.

Mount Rose poking up on the right.

Descending to a junction, waterfall seen on the right.

Waterfall at the junction with the Tahoe Rim Trail.

Junction, Mount Rose seen ahead.

Along the Mount Rose Summit Trail, which skirts a meadow.

View back toward Tamarack Peak.

Ascending to the saddle, Mount Rose top right.

View back.

Ascending up to the saddle.

More forest walking.

At the saddle, headed up to Mount Rose.

Mount Rose ahead.

Switchbacks on the way up.

View toward Mount Houghton on my way up Mount Rose.

Above treeline, Church Peak seen on the left.

Mount Rose ahead.

Summit in view, Lake Tahoe on the right.

Mount Houghton far right, Tamarack Peak center, Lake Tahoe distance.

Closer shot of Tamarack and Houghton.

Tamarack Peak.

Back at the saddle, I headed off trail toward the slope seen center.

View back toward Mount Rose.

Steeper higher up, Class 2.

A social trail along the rim.

View back along the rim, Slide Mountain seen center, Mount Rose left.

Mount Houghton ahead.

Mount Houghton summit, view toward Mount Rose.

Heading down along the Tahoe Rim Trail. Relay Peak seen center.

Tamarack Peak seen right of center.


Some pretty volcanic formations on the way down.

Approaching Tamarack Peak.

No trail on the way up the steep ridge.

Tamer higher up, Tamarack Peak seen ahead.

View back along the ridge which has a slight trail, Mount Rose seen right.

Dropping down the southeast ridge of Tamarack Peak, no trail.

I found a trail and took it back down.

Descending toward the Mount Rose Summit Trail. On the left is Tamarack Lake, Slide Mountain center, and Washoe Lake on the right.
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