This morning we could sleep a whole hour longer! Wow. Since we decided to stay at the trailhead we got some yummy pancakes in the morning and a coffee. Totally worth it. Afterwards it was time to hike out. The terrain today was supposedly to be more up and down because we were going through a ski area around the Lake Tahoe. Me and Stefi agreed on a meetup spot and then hiked both at our own pace. Once I finished the first climb of the day I continued hiking on the mountain ridge and the views were just stunning. I could see the Lake Tahoe in the distance as well as the ski area. After me and Stefi reunited again we continued for the next 2 miles (3.2km) and stopped for having a lunch break. It’s gotten pretty hot already so whenever we were in the woods we were happy.

In the afternoon we had to climb another two mountains. The first one was pretty alright – seeing a chairlift on the other side made me think of my work – but the second one took some energy. A climb before you get to camp is never good. It feels like it’s never ending. Since we would dry camp I was also carrying my 2 liter bladder with me and man everything was just heavy. We somehow made our way to the top and I was beyond happy. Not so much when we got to the spot where wanted to camp only to find out there are no free spots left. Great. We continued a tiny bit further and decided to explore the surrounding trees to find something sheltered from the wind. I found a lovely spot where we could cowboy camp. It wasn’t marked on the FarOut app and maybe that’s exactly why it was free unlike the other spot. Tomorrow we will make it to the Donner Ski Ranch and  can’t wait to get some food again.