Eagle Lake Hiking Trip
	Trip Date:  06/09/2014 Distance: 2.0 Miles Vertical Gain: 400' Group Size: 1 Hike Rating:  Easy   Moderate    Hard    Strenuous	GPX for this trip
	Start Coordinates:   N 38 57.117  W 120 06.796     End Coordinates:   Same as Start Coordinates   Car Shuttle Req'd:   No Parking Directions:   Take Highway 89 to Emerald Bay.  Parking is available for a $5 fee in the Eagle Falls parking lot, or on the street just outside of it. Hazards of Note:   Some long uphill sections of granite boulders requiring careful stepping. Crowd Factor:   Busy, especially on weekends.  This is one of the most popular easy hikes in the Tahoe Basin area. General Notes: This hike is one of the main recommendations for those wishing an introduction to the Desolation Wilderness area and the amazing beauty of Lake Tahoe in general.  The 400 foot elevation gain comes in just a few steady uphill sections, but there is nothing that would keep even younger kids from enjoying the scenery.  The trail is well marked all of the way to the lake.   Since this is a hike into Desolation Wilderness, you will need a day permit (free at the trailhead) and the group size limit is 12.
	Lower Eagle falls just below the parking area with Emerald Bay in the background.
	Granite steps making up the very start of the trail.
	Annie headed up the first part of the trail.
	A pretty amazing balancing rock seen along the way.
	Great views of Emerald Bay on the way up to the lake.
	More nice views abound as you look back at Emerald Bay on the way up the trail.
	Peaks tower above on both sides of the trail on the way up.
	Eagle Lake on the east side looking toward the west.
	Looking back at Eagle Lake from the west side.
	If you choose to continue on past the lake on the Eagle Lake trail, views like this of the lake below and Eagle Lake Buttress in the background await.
	Hungry chipmonks are used to being fed by tourists, apparently.
	GPS track of the hike starting at the bottom and heading to the lake.