Mt. Tallac from Tallac Trailhead Hike
	Trip Date:  05/26/2013 Distance: 8.0 Miles Vertical Gain: 2700' Group Size: 4 Hike Rating:  Easy   Moderate    Hard    Strenuous	GPX for this trip
	Start Coordinates:   N 38 55.294, W 120 04.094     End Coordinates:   Same as Start Coordinates   Car Shuttle Req'd:   No Parking Directions:   Take Highway 50 to South Lake Tahoe.  Turn onto Highway 89 toward Emerald Bay, and head 4 miles north.  Turn left at Mt. Tallac Rd, and follow the road in to the trailhead. Hazards of Note:   Rock scrambling and some exposed dropoffs near the top.. Crowd Factor:   Moderate to High.  This a popular trail into a couple of beautiful alpine lakes as well as to the top of the mountain. General Notes: From the parking area, start along the trail, passing by Floating Island and Cathedral Lakes on the way with very moderate elevation gain at this point.  Past Cathedral Lake is where the elevation gain begins in earnest, and you will climb significantly until you reach the peak.
	Looking up at our destination for the hike
	My daughters and I at the Wilderness boundary.
	Along the early part of the trail above Fallen Leaf Lake.
	Our rest stop at Floating Island Lake.
	Looking up at Mt. Tallac above Floating Island Lake.
	Three of us enjoying the stop at Floating Island Lake.
	Cathedral Lake, just before the trail headed up, up, up.
	Looking back down at Cathedral Lake as we started to climb.
	Heading up the tough section, which turned out to NOT be the trail.
	More of our adventure up a difficult climbing section.
	Fallen Leaf Lake far below where we were climbing.
	One of my troopers ready to head back down the mountain.
	My other trooper with the same idea as the first.
	Three of our group after sliding down the difficult climb section.
	Survivors of the adventure.
	GPS Track of the full hike.