"Flat" area holding Showers Lake in foreground, Meiss Meadow hidden beyond ridgeline in middle distance. Red Lake Peak in furthest distance.
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from Showers Lake we follow the Tahoe Rim into Meiss Meadow
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Shortly after departing Showers Lake and climbing over the low ridge to its South we will enter the Northern limit of Meiss Meadow. | |
First Steps into Meiss Meadow from the North.
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Cross Country RouteMeiss Lake
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Hiking to Meiss Cabin from Meyers During Winter and Spring
. | Looking South across Meiss Lake turning to slush in Springtime. | |
This view is from the Northeastern side of Meiss Lake during a Springtime Snow shoe trip, looking South across Meiss Lake at Round Top to our South, located out of the Tahoe Basin. Round Top is the snow shrouded rock in the distance. Hiking Map South The Tahoe Rim is composed of the near mountain, and the ridges on either side of it. The Tahoe to Yosemite and Pacific Crest Trail routes are buried under snow just past the far side, the South side of Meiss Lake, in the trees in the distance under the Tahoe Rim. Our exit from the Tahoe Basin is at the low point of the ridge descending to the Left of that near low-rounded mountain top. The picture below puts that mountain in context of its position along the Tahoe Rim. To the Right the ridge is bending Northwest towards the high point of Little Round Top, which was the peak behind (to the South) Showers Lake. See the links in the box above this picture for more information on snow camping and cross country travel across the Meiss Country Roadless Area. Below
Note the dark mass of Round Top peeking out from behind the trees on the far Left of the image above, just to the Left of the low rounded mountaintop along the Tahoe Rim. Meiss Cabin is off to the Left of the distant center of the image, on the edge of the treeline a safe distance from the base of the mountains. We can see a channel when open snow bends Left in the distant center-Left of the image. We'll see Meiss Cabin and barn when we make the bend Left into that open channel. More Videos |
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The peak a bit Southwest of Meiss Cabin along the Tahoe Rim. |
Continuing South
Approaching Meiss Cabin
The roofs of Meiss Cabin and Barn poking through the snow. |
Meiss Cabin and Barn. |
Meiss Meadow
Looking North, off to the Southbound backpacker's Left, towards Echo Summit. | View to South, and Meiss Cabin, from the Round Lake trail junction. | |||||
Small Lake to the Southwest of Meiss Lake, just a bit North of the Meiss Cabin. Hiking Map South |
Approaching Meiss Cabin we are coming South to the Round Lake trail junction. The Tahoe Rim trail break off here to the Northeast towards Big Meadow, while the main Pacific Crest and Tahoe to Yosemite routes continue South together to the Carson Gap. |
Looking Northwest towards Showers Lake from Meiss Meadow
Little Round Top is the High Peak on Left
Ominous Clouds blanket our view of the Southwest Tahoe Rim
North: Showers Lake South: Meiss Cabin Trail Junction
Showers Lake to Meiss Cabin |
Showers Lake marks the end of the roller coaster of Tahoe Rim Mountains that worked us hard between the Echo Summit trailhead and Showers Lake. South of Showers Lake we traverse a bowl/flat wedged into the side of the Tahoe Rim through thin forest and opening meadow, crossing a low ridge arm to drop down into forest just a bit to the North of the furthest Northern extent of Meiss Meadow. This first short section of the trail is well-depicted by the picture on the top of this page, though Showers Lake is out of view, just Left (North)of the edge of the image's frame. From the Northern fringe of Meiss Meadow the terrain gently climbs to the Southeast until flattening out into the gentler rise of Meiss Meadow. At the Southern end of Meiss Meadow we turn South to begin our Easy 1 climb up to the Carson Gap. The Long Distance Context Passing South through the Carson Gap marks our final exit out of the Lake Tahoe Basin three and one half days and 41 miles after starting our September trip South from Meeks Bay towards Tuolumne Meadows on the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail route. 7.5 min hiking Topo Map 30 min hiking Topo Map Next page South |
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North: Showers Lake South: Meiss Cabin Trail Junction