Photo by Paul Wade | USDA Forest Service | 04.12.2025
A hiker plods along a forest road on his way to the abandoned fire lookout on top of 8,418-foot Verdi Peak on the Tahoe National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service, April 12, 2025. Views of nearby Ladybug and Granite peaks, and the California-Nevada border. A day hike of 7.9 miles round-trip will get you these amazing views. (USDA Forest Service photo by Paul Wade)...
Photo by Paul Wade | USDA Forest Service | 04.12.2025
A hiker emerges from the forest approaching the summit of Ladybug Peak. Hikers, whose goal is to bag, or summit, as many peaks in a day, hike and snowshoe 16 miles on the Tahoe National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service, in California, April 12, 2025. The first peak they bag is Ladybug Peak, 8,378-feet, then dip across a saddle to grab Granite Peak, 8,291-feet, and then......
Photo by Paul Wade | USDA Forest Service | 04.12.2025
A hiker closes in on Verdi Peak Fire Lookout, while another hiker is waiting on the stairs. Hikers, whose goal is to bag, or summit, as many peaks in a day, hike and snowshoe 16 miles on the Tahoe National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service, in California, April 12, 2025. The first peak they bag is Ladybug Peak, 8,378-feet, then dip across a saddle to grab Granite Peak,......
Photo by Paul Wade | USDA Forest Service | 03.15.2025
A hiker snowshoes up a forest road, heading to bag the summit of Pilot Peak, a fire lookout station at 6,000-feet on the Stanislaus National Forest, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, March 15, 2025. (USDA Forest Service photo by Paul Wade)...
Photo by Paul Wade | USDA Forest Service | 03.15.2025
Snowshoeing day hikers trudge through deep snow to reach 6,008-foot Pilot Peak on the Stanislaus National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service, March 15, 2025. In winter, it is a 6.3 mile round-trip hike to the fire lookout tower. (USDA Forest Service photo by Paul Wade)...
Photo by Paul Wade | USDA Forest Service | 03.15.2025
Snowshoeing day hikers trudge through deep snow to reach 6,008-foot Pilot Peak on the Stanislaus National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service, March 15, 2025. In winter, it is a 6.3 mile round-trip hike to the fire lookout tower. Here, a hiker descends from the summit to quickly drop in elevation as snow provides a shortcut back to the main trail. (USDA Forest Service photo......
Photo by Paul Wade | USDA Forest Service | 03.15.2025
Snowshoeing day hikers trudge through deep snow to reach 6,008-foot Pilot Peak on the Stanislaus National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service, March 15, 2025. In winter, it is a 6.3 mile round-trip hike to the fire lookout tower. Here, a hiker descends from the summit to quickly drop in elevation as snow provides a shortcut back to the main trail. (USDA Forest Service photo......
Photo by Paul Wade | USDA Forest Service | 01.18.2025
Hikers start the new year off with a snowshoe trip to 9,281-foot Mount Baldy, via Picnic Rock and Martis Peak, a fire lookout, overlooking Lake Tahoe, all on the Tahoe National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service, Jan. 18, 2025. The 11.9 mile traverse saw no one else on the over nine hour hike, with stunning views all to themselves. (USDA Forest Service photo by Paul Wade)...
