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Freel,
Job's and Job's Sister Peaks Hike
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Trip Date: 09/30/2012
Distance: 12.0 Miles
Vertical Gain:
2700'
Group Size:
3
Hike Rating: Easy
Moderate
Hard
Strenuous |
See
video of hike
GPX
for
this trip
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Start Coordinates: |
N 38 49.819, W 119 54.026 |
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End Coordinates: |
Same as Start Coordinates
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Car Shuttle
Req'd: |
No |
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Parking
Directions: |
Take
Highway 89 (Luther Pass Road) to Forest Service Road #51 on the north
side of the highway. Turn onto Road #51 and follow it for a
few
miles until you reach the parking spot. This is typically a
high-clearance vehicle road, so prepare adequately for this access road. |
Hazards of
Note: |
None. |
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Crowd Factor: |
Moderate.
The first section of this is along a popular section of the
Tahoe
Rim Trail (TRT) for both hikers and bikers. |
General Notes:
From
the parking head toward Anderson Pass and Freel Peak. About
three
miles in you will find a junction for the trail up to Freel Peak, for
hikers only. Once at the top, head down the backside over to
Job's Sister, which actually has even better views than Freel toward
the north. Continue past Job's Sister, and then take a branch
off
to the right to hit Job's Peak. Coming back down from Job's
Peak,
meet up with the original trail and head left, then drop down through
the valley to complete the circle and had back to the original parking
area. |
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A pleasant stream to cool off
in near the trailhead at Armstrong Pass. |
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Julia and Greg on the way up
with Hope Valley far below in the background. |
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Only one mile to go to the
top, but what a mile it was! |
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Phil and Julia at Armstrong
Pass. |
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Amazing view of Lake Tahoe
from the top of Freel Peak. |
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Almost all of Desolation
Wilderness as seen from the top of Freel Peak. |
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Closer to the top of Job's
Peak with Freel Peak behind us. |
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Looking across the sandy track
toward Job's Sister from Freel Peak. |
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Our hiking group at the top of
Job's Sister Peak, with Annie the hiking dog. |
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Star Lake far below Job's
Sister Peak. |
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Phil at the summit of Job's
Peak. |
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GPS Track of the full hike,
starting at the arrow. |
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