No. 2: Fiddle Lake — accessed by the second side trail off Rainbow Basin Trail — is pretty and fishable. But green scum at the water’s edge suggests this might not be the best place to let a ...

Travel & Outdoors Enchantment Basin in Alpine Lakes Wilderness, No. 2 on backpacks to do this summer Updated: Mar. 27, 2015, 11:30 a.m. | Published: Mar. 27, 2015, 10:30 a.m. 30 1/30 Enchantment ...

Alpine Lakes Loop Trail is one of the best all-around hikes in Great Basin National Park, especially if you’re hiking with people of varying ages and abilities. The loop trail features fantastic ...

I could do an out-and-back trip passing several alpine lakes, or a roughly 13-mile loop that would take me past the lakes, onto the Pacific Crest Trail, and then over Mt. Elwell, elevation 7,818 ...

To find it, keep on the main Eight Lakes Basin Trail. At the beginning of the lake, follow an obvious user trail on the left to find campsites, swimming beaches and fishing spots.

Maps/guidebooks: Tahoe National Forest ($9), Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit ($10) at nationalforeststore.com; Lake Tahoe recreation map ($9.95) at tomharrisonmaps.com; "California Hiking" ($16. ...

The Ice Lakes Basin trail is currently listed as temporarily closed. For a reference, this photo shows the pristine condition of the Ice Lakes Basin before COVID-19 arrived. Meteorologist Chris Tomer ...

I used the Seven Lakes Trail's west approach to reach the heart of the wilderness quickly and to climb five peaklets, including Devils Peak, which is second highest in the wilderness at 7,582 feet.