Hi everyone.  I am sorry for the delay.  Almost no cell coverage in the hills.  Plus my solar charger isnt workong and I used up most of my battery on day 1.  We are at a koa now and my battery is happy again so its time to blog.

July 28, 2015
Mt Rose Summit parking lot to Marlette Campground
14.5 miles
14.5 total

It was 36 degrees when we woke up.  Brrr...
Finally got over to and onto the trail at 11am.  We stopped at a great overview on the way up to the trailhead.

Some observations: most of the time on the trail there was no sound.  Seriously.  No wind.  No birds.  Amazingly peaceful.  Also, the world will never run out of chipmunks.  They are everywhere!  There were huge pine cones everywhere. As well.

We started in the NE corner of the lake and headed south.  There were many pretty views of the lake but mostly trees, lots of trees.  This is my brother, Greg, with a nice shot of the lake in the background.

We were pretty tired when we finally arrived at Marlette at 7pm.  Saw some deer and visitedwith some other hikers. But mostly went to bed.  Great first day!