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A Few Days of Camping and Hiking in Mid-October

·Alpine County, California·#hiking#tahoe#sierra nevada#camping#autumn#landscape
A beige and blue tent with an open door showing a sleeping bag, a yellow tent in the background, and fallen logs in a forest.

We spent a few days out in the woods last week, taking advantage of the clear weather. We found a familiar spot for the tents among the pines, with the ground already thick with fallen needles. The light was sharp and low in the mornings, cutting long shadows across the campsite as the sun cleared the trees.

Most of the days were spent hiking. We walked out to a nearby lake, which was completely still and deep blue under the high sun. The light coming down over the ridge was intense, making the surface of the water sparkle. It was quiet and calm, with just the granite and forest lining the shore.

On the way back, the trail cut through a few wide-open meadows. The grass was all gold and brown for the season, and a small creek was still making its way through the valley floor. It's a peaceful time of year up here, right before the seasons turn for good.

A green and an orange tent are pitched in a forest clearing with tall trees and sunlight.Two tents, one green and one orange, are set up in a sunlit pine forest campsite with rocks and logs.Bright sun rays in a blue sky above a tree-covered mountain, a lake with a rocky island, and shimmering water.A sunny mountain lake landscape with a small, rocky island and a dense forest on the surrounding hills.A sun-drenched mountain lake with a small rocky island and trees, surrounded by a dense forested mountain under a clear blue sky.A blue lake foregrounds a dense evergreen forest and rocky mountain under a clear blue sky.A river flows through a golden meadow with a forest hillside under a clear blue sky.A panoramic landscape with a bright blue sky over mountains, a golden-brown plain, a winding river, and a large fallen log.

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