Trail 403

Cappie’s Scoop: This trail was covered in wildflowers and there was water to dip my paws in too. It started to rain on our way back so mom and I hurried to the car to avoid getting really muddy. I hope we go back to…

Green Lake

Cappie’s Scoop: It’s really green! I didn’t believe it until I got there and started swimming around in it. Green is mine and my mom’s favorite color so we had fun in this spot. Don’t hesitate to add YOUR scoop in the comments below! Tips: This…

Engineer Mountain via Coal Bank Pass Trail

Cappie’s Scoop: You can hike this mountain from two different trails. The time I hiked this trail it was busting with lots of wildflowers. Mom kept stopping to take lots of pictures but I didn’t mind because everything smelled very good. Along the way, we…

Kennedy Meadows to Relief Reservoir Backpack

Cappie’s Scoop: This is one of my favorite areas to visit now because it had lots of spots to swim, good smelling fish in the river, fun bridges to cross, tasty sticks to chew and horse poop. Although mom would not let me eat…

Ramona Trail Backpack

Cappie’s Scoop: Do you like sleeping in a tent? I do because it means I get to snuggle with mom and I really needed to snuggle with her on this trip. The hike to the campground started off sunny with blue skies but then…

Little Lakes Valley to Gem Lakes

Cappie’s Scoop: A trail full of lakes, yes please! But there was still some snow on the ground and the lakes were ice cold so mom wouldn’t let me swim. I was bummed. At least I got to play in the snow which was…

Valentine Lake Trail

Cappie’s Scoop: This trail climbed up and up until it got to a sandy area. I love sand on a trail! I feel like I’m at the beach. But then I kept hiking and we found some snow. There was a lot of snow so…

Second Lake via Big Pine Creek North Fork Trail

Cappie’s Scoop: Mom and I camped near this trail so all I did was wake up and walk on over to the trailhead, that was cool. The trail had lakes and waterfalls, this is my trail! I loved hiking this trail and mom said if…

Black Mountain Lookout

Cappie’s Scoop: The whole trail smelled like trees and pine cones! I even found a bit of snow towards the top but it wasn’t enough to zoom around in so I just hiked around it. At the top is a cool tower so I got…

Peavine Peak

Cappie’s Scoop: If you’re visiting Tahoe and need a break from the snow, pop on over to the Reno area and climb this peak! I did find snow here too but it was much less than Tahoe. It’s better to hike this trail when it’s…