There are no words to tell you how much pleasure all of your hiking videos bring to me. I feel like I am there! You always show plenty of information so that I can find and hike the trails you have featured on your videos.. I travel from across the country to get to your "piece of paradise" at least twice a year. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
The early shots in your video show the scar on the mountain from the big landslide. I remember that with I first moved to LT in '56, we still could not drive around Emerald Bay. It was Christmas Day in 1955 when a big part of the mountain came tumbling down across Highway 89 at Emerald Bay. It was difficult repair job that wasn't fixed until November 3, 1956.
Thank you sooo much for your videos ! We visit every year in August for our anniversary . Lake Tahoe is my happy place. I love to learn the where when an how's of that to do in Tahoe with your videos. P.S. We leave not trace, at the end of our vacation you would not know we were there.
Next time you go back to bliss you should check out the cliff diving, there are tones of jumping spots right next to where you guys went in the water, me and my family jump of every time we go to Tahoe.
That was so awesome. I haven’t done. Kiss yet. We keep saying we will, and haven’t. 😔 Something to endeavor to tackle. Thanks for this awesome experience.
I was visiting my dad and my brother that live near Woodfords a couple weeks ago I really wish I would’ve known about this would’ve been an amazing hike thanks so much for sharing🥰
Ok. I had asked you about bears before. And it sounded like there were only black bears there. Years ago we took the boat into Emerald Bay. Looking to our left to the south, there were people grilling on a beach. A few hundred yards along the water line was a huge brown bear with a very wide head moving straight for them. We started to scream and holler at the people to warn them but they just waved back like we were just saying hello. I didn’t hear anything in the news that night so they must have been ok.
Hey Paul, My understanding of this area is that there are only black bears but there are plenty of black bears that look brownish or of a cinnamon color. I believe the biggest different of a brown vs black bear have to do with the face and hump on the back.
If you start from eagle point I would plan 6-7 hours, if you start from vikingsholm I would say 5-6 hours. These times if you are moving at a faster pace with minimal breaks. Hopefully that helps.
Thats the Rubicon OHV trail between Georgetown and Tahoma. The only connection between them is "Rubicon" in the name, The Rubicon hiking trail probably was named for its location on Rubicon Pt and the OHV trail follows much of the Rubicon River. All the Rubicons in this area of the forest (Rubicon PT, Bay, Mountain, Lake and River) seem to have gotten their names from George McKinney. Probably the first white settler of the Tahoma area, he was responsible for converting and old Washoe indian trail into the Georgetown to Tahoma wagon road (OHV trail now). I probably should stop there but I was curious why "Rubicon". ...When improving the trail crossing of an Middle Fork of American River branch he declared he had "crossed the Rubicon" -- using an expression for irrevocable commitment stemming from Julius Caesar quote while crossing Italy's Rubicon River on his way to attack Pompey. Thus he called the River and many of the other natural features of the area Rubicon.
@@edbouf Ed, I really appreciate your sharing the history the the Rubicon name and it’s meaning! Thank you so much, I’m always up to learning new things.
The beauty was breath taking! Thank you for taking me on this beautiful Sunday journey with you both!
Glad you enjoyed it!
There are no words to tell you how much pleasure all of your hiking videos bring to me. I feel like I am there! You always show plenty of information so that I can find and hike the trails you have featured on your videos.. I travel from across the country to get to your "piece of paradise" at least twice a year. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
wow, thanks for your kind words!
The early shots in your video show the scar on the mountain from the big landslide. I remember that with I first moved to LT in '56, we still could not drive around Emerald Bay. It was Christmas Day in 1955 when a big part of the mountain came tumbling down across Highway 89 at Emerald Bay. It was difficult repair job that wasn't fixed until November 3, 1956.
thanks for the history! I think we would have skied that scar earlier this year in the winter.
Love to watch you guys getting after it!!!!
thanks mate!
I really enjoy your outings, from the crazy off run ski trip to your Carmel trip. Thank you. 😊
Glad you like them!
Amazing beauty.
Thanks
agreed
Thank you for sharing this beautiful private hiking experience!
Our pleasure!
Thank you sooo much for your videos ! We visit every year in August for our anniversary . Lake Tahoe is my happy place. I love to learn the where when an how's of that to do in Tahoe with your videos. P.S. We leave not trace, at the end of our vacation you would not know we were there.
Glad you find that helpful and thanks for leaving no trace!
I'm amazed at the speed and talent you and your buddy ride the trails!
I appreciate that!
So Pristine. Thanks for sharing. 😊
Thanks for watching!
Next time you go back to bliss you should check out the cliff diving, there are tones of jumping spots right next to where you guys went in the water, me and my family jump of every time we go to Tahoe.
We will have to do that. Thanks for the info!
Thanks guys, that was awesome. I miss it.
you are welcome.
That was so awesome.
I haven’t done. Kiss yet. We keep saying we will, and haven’t. 😔
Something to endeavor to tackle.
Thanks for this awesome experience.
no worries, hope you get out there soon!
I was visiting my dad and my brother that live near Woodfords a couple weeks ago I really wish I would’ve known about this would’ve been an amazing hike thanks so much for sharing🥰
glad you enjoyed it!
Great video especially the different views!
thanks, I tried a few new angles today.
Absolutely breathtaking👍🏾💯..my late Dad would’ve said ‘God’s country!’
thanks mate!
Nice, again, Thanks.
Our pleasure!
So nice! Please let me know where to park the car so start this trail. Thanks!
Many places to start. Eagle point campground, vikingsholm, and there is a service road just past vikingsholm as well.
The section with the big boulders and chains…. is that close to Calawee Cove end?
yes it is
You two are a gorgeous couple🥰
Thank you!!
Ok. I had asked you about bears before. And it sounded like there were only black bears there. Years ago we took the boat into Emerald Bay. Looking to our left to the south, there were people grilling on a beach. A few hundred yards along the water line was a huge brown bear with a very wide head moving straight for them. We started to scream and holler at the people to warn them but they just waved back like we were just saying hello. I didn’t hear anything in the news that night so they must have been ok.
Hey Paul, My understanding of this area is that there are only black bears but there are plenty of black bears that look brownish or of a cinnamon color. I believe the biggest different of a brown vs black bear have to do with the face and hump on the back.
Hi there! How long would you say this out and back takes on average? Thx
If you start from eagle point I would plan 6-7 hours, if you start from vikingsholm I would say 5-6 hours. These times if you are moving at a faster pace with minimal breaks. Hopefully that helps.
Is this trail related to that silly Jeep trail where people “drive” over boulders at less than walking speeds?
Thats the Rubicon OHV trail between Georgetown and Tahoma. The only connection between them is "Rubicon" in the name, The Rubicon hiking trail probably was named for its location on Rubicon Pt and the OHV trail follows much of the Rubicon River. All the Rubicons in this area of the forest (Rubicon PT, Bay, Mountain, Lake and River) seem to have gotten their names from George McKinney. Probably the first white settler of the Tahoma area, he was responsible for converting and old Washoe indian trail into the Georgetown to Tahoma wagon road (OHV trail now).
I probably should stop there but I was curious why "Rubicon". ...When improving the trail crossing of an Middle Fork of American River branch he declared he had "crossed the Rubicon" -- using an expression for irrevocable commitment stemming from Julius Caesar quote while crossing Italy's Rubicon River on his way to attack Pompey. Thus he called the River and many of the other natural features of the area Rubicon.
@@edbouf Ed, I really appreciate your sharing the history the the Rubicon name and it’s meaning! Thank you so much, I’m always up to learning new things.
Caryn & Mel.
They always wait until they break before they repair anything up there, take their sweet ass time doing it too.