Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Markleeville Creek camping trip



It has been about three weeks since i have moved to Tahoe....................i know it was not a long time but a lot of things had happened.....................a combination of work and life, i guess..................
My camping buddies: Jen and Marcy


so when Marcy suggested that we should go for a short camping trip, i was super excited cause I really needed to get out...... let me rephrase, I really need to do some "not for work" outing!!!

Since all of us were busy, we decided to do a spontanous camping trip............no planning, just picked a direction and drive away.........................and it turned out to be extremely fun :)

It was perfect camping weather so there was a lot of people in the area. We found this cute little campsite with only a total of 10 camp spot called Markleeville Creek campground. It was right by the creek so you can hear water flowing at your camp. The camp host John is extremely nice and very helpful!!!

We also did a really pretty hike which started at Grovers hot spring up to Burnside Lake. The hike was about 12 miles round trip. There was a fair bit of uphill hiking with a total elevation difference of about 2200 feet from start to finish. Therefore you can imagine there was quite a bit of change in scenery during the hike. The day we went on the hike was pretty cool, some sun but not too too hot (although i still did get a slight sunburn on my back). It took us about 5 hours to finish the hike including lunch and water break :)


View from the midway lookout





Burnside Lake @ ~8000 feet

Anywaz, I can wait to go out again!!!

I just wish i can order a climbing or camping buddy online HAHA.......................I need more friends!!!


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