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Tahoe Taylor Trek

Spring Creek, Pope Baldwin Bike Path, Lake Tahoe (10/25/20) Steve Arita

Steve Arita followed Clayton’s and my lead by heading to Lake Tahoe and exploring the area near Emerald Bay and Taylor Creek, as the sun was rising.

Tallac Historical Site, Lake Tahoe a(10/25/20) Steve Arita

He found the Tallac Historical Site to be closed, yet its grounds “freely accessible to the public,” with “a lot of fall color in and around the grounds and along the shoreline.”

Travel writer Janet Fullwood visited on Friday to find the color at peak along Fallen Leaf Lake, which feeds Taylor Creek.

The Kokanee are still lingering in Taylor Creek, waiting for the collective signal to swim upstream. Another spotter said she stood on the Pope Baldwin Bike Path bridge over Taylor Creek at just the moment when a black bear came down to feast on the lethargic salmon. She didn’t send photos, though. Ah, well.

  • Pope Baldwin Bike Path, Lake Tahoe (10/25/20) Steve Arita
  • Pope Baldwin Bike Path, Lake Tahoe (10/25/20) Steve Arita
  • Tallac Historical Area, Lake Tahoe (10/25/20) Steve Arita
  • Tallac Historical Area, Lake Tahoe (10/25/20) Steve Arita
  • Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe (10/24/20) Janet Fullwood
Sunrise, Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe (10/25/20) Steve Arita

Predicted winds picked up in the afternoon, but Steve didn’t recount their effect. If the winds are strong enough and persistent, they will strip fully turned leaves from the aspen, but not completely. A few that were in the process of turning (as seen center, above) will remain hanging from their limbs.

Hopefully, we’ll get some post-wind pictures, perhaps even one of a bear feasting on salmon.

  • Tallac Historical Area, Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe (6,225′) – Peak to Past Peak, GO NOW, You Almost Missed It.
  • Pope Baldwin Bike Path, Lake Tahoe (6,225′) – Peak to Past Peak, GO NOW, You Almost Missed It.
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