We got up this morning and slowing rolled out of camp to eat at a breakfast spot called Ernie’s. Definitely wasn’t a hiker friendly spot but they gave us big portions, coffee, and juice for a reasonable price so we were happy.

After breakfast, it was around one and we decided to hitch back to the trail. We’re doing a short day to stop by Lake Agora resort to do some site seeing if Lake Tahoe and some cliff jumping. I’ll stick to the lower stuff but we’re hiking with someone who has done jumps as high as 60 feet. She showed us one that went wrong and the bruises were enough to deter us all.

We walked to Echo Lake Chalet and grabbed some ice cream before continuing on the perimeter of Echo Lake. The area is beautiful with historic and modern cabins placed throughout the shoreline. The smoke of some campfires was quite appealing and made us all want to stop by to lay on their docks and enjoy but we had places to go and people to see.

It wasn’t long until we made it to the junction that brings us up and over a peak down to Lake Agora Resort. The hike was quite treacherous but the resort was quite worth it. Wonderfully designed cabins with cedar shakes that will age quite nicely. Rather than go swimming, we rinsed off our legs and feet, had dinner, and will plan on playing tomorrow morning.

Happy trails…