Looking down toward Lake Tahoe. The skies were stil smoky from a big wildfire near Foresthill, about 30-40 miles west. A wind event over the two previous days cleared things up quite a bit, but there was still a lot of smoke in the skies.

Dayhike to Mount Rose, with Bonnie, Bree, Jean, and Gail from the County Hikers. Mount Rose is in Nevada, near Lake Tahoe, between Incline Village and Reno. Happy to find that the hikers trail has been re-routed off the old access road. Encountered several other surprises on this hike, all pleasant. It was a cool, sunny day, with just a touch of hazy forest fire smoke.

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Frank Farmer > Mount Rose Summit Trail. Rich suggested this route for the County Hikers, but wasn't able to join us. Most guidebooks, including Tahoe Sierra from Wilderness Press, still cite the access road route, shown in black dashes. Recently, a very nice hiker-only trail (shown in red) has been completed. It is very well graded, and almost 3/4 mile shorter than the former route. We were pleasantly surprised to encounter this new trail.

Frank Farmer > Our group for today. From left: Frank (yours truly), Gail, Jean, Bree, and Bonnie. A cold front had passed through the two previous days, and it looked like today was going to be clear, cold, and windy. Mount Rose appears behind us, to the right of our group.

Frank Farmer > Mount Rose, from the Mount Rose Hwy Summit on Nevada 431.

Frank Farmer > Historical Marker for Mount Rose

Frank Farmer > The old route started about a half mile west of here. We were pleased to see that the Mount Rose Summit Trail now takes off right from the parking area.

Frank Farmer > Looking down toward Lake Tahoe. The skies were stil smoky from a big wildfire near Foresthill, about 30-40 miles west. A wind event over the two previous days cleared things up quite a bit, but there was still a lot of smoke in the skies.

Looking down toward Lake Tahoe. The skies were stil smoky from a big wildfire near Foresthill, about 30-40 miles west. A wind event over the two previous days cleared things up quite a bit, but there was still a lot of smoke in the skies.