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Mount Tallac's summit (9,738') rises well above treeline.
Mount Tallac Trail.
Mount Tallac lies within Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado National Forest.
Fallen Leaf Lake is visible for much of the hike.
Female common merganser (Mergus merganser americanus) on Floating Island Lake.
Cathedral Lake is the higher of the two lakes encountered on the Mount Tallac Trail.
The trail rises steeply above Cathendral Lake.
No shortage of switchbacks.
Climbing to gain Tallac's south shoulder.
Summer wildflowers aplenty along the Mount Tallac Trail.
Mount Tallac Trail.
Mount Tallac Trail.
Fallen Leaf Lake.
Tallac blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus).
Carpet phlox (Phlox hoodii).
Once on the south shoulder, the trail bends around to Tallac's southeast aspect. The view here is looking southeast into Desolation Wilderness.
Pyramid Peak (9,984') and the Crystal Range as seen from the Mount Tallac Trail. Pyramid Peak is the highest point in Desolation Wilderness.
Velvet stickseed (Hackelia velutina).
Looking down trail from near the summit.
Lake Tahoe is an impressive sight from Tallac's summit.
Tallac's summit.
West shore peaks to the north.
The lower section of trail traverses the ridge in the center with Fallen Leaf Lake as a backdrop.
Heading down.
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) and the Crystal Range.
Mount Tallac Trail.
The Mount Tallac Summer Trailhead.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
06/29/2014
Pyramid Peak (9,984') and the Crystal Range as seen from the Mount Tallac Trail. Pyramid Peak is the highest point in Desolation Wilderness.

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