Video: Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe, High Winds

[hikingboots]

My son and I went camping in the Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe. We did a loop trail starting near Emerald Bay. During the trek we intersected a section of the PCT.

We encountered some very high winds. Surprisingly the Superfly Tarp held up quite well. Winds were forecasted to be 30mph gusts. I estimate that the wind gust were up to 40-50kts. It was much more than was forecast. In this video you will see the water from the lake being whipped up. It was a spectacular sight!

The hammock performed perfectly. My son ended up getting a blister the first 5 miles and ended up hiking in his flip flops for 20 miles. All in all it was a great adventure. I hope you can enjoy the adventure through this video as much as I did. The scenery was just AWESOME!

[Dublinlin]

AWESOME! Thanks for sharing!

[Spiguyver]

One of my favorite areas. I used to live out there and miss that terrain and those amazing views!

[Shug]

Dutes...amazing looking area. Wind or no wind.
Whooooooo Buddies))))))
Shug

[JMBdevotee]

Nice video and beautiful area. That looked like some serious wind!

[TrailSlug]

Wow! That sure is a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing this with us. That's amazing that he did that many miles in flip flops. I'll not complain any longer What was the water temps in those small lakes?

[Canoefor2]

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[Jaxx]

Awesome views. Those water shots are spectacular. You picked up a new subscriber thank you.

[johnspenn]

Beautiful area. I'm jealous! Some serious wind tho! Thanks for sharing!

[KSC]

I'm glad I didn't have to hike in flip-flops or I would have never made it.

That is a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing.