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🛠️Backpacking Tool Kit - Essential toolkit for outdoor repairs

🌡️Handheld Weather Meters - Measure wind, temp, and pressure for safe mountain travel

👓Polarized Sunglasses - Outdoor sunglasses for glare reduction

🛠️Outdoor Gear Repair Kit - Essential tools to fix gear on the trail

🧭Pro Hiking Compasses - High-accuracy liquid-filled compasses for topographic orientation

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Cathedral Lake and Floating Island Lake trails

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Cathedral Lake and Floating Island Lake

United States > California > El Dorado County

Hike to Cathedral Lake and Floating Island Lake via Mount Tallac Trail above the Fallen Leaf Lake in the Desolation Wilderness. #Hiking #Nature #Lake #Mountain #Forest #Wilderness

Distance: 5.5 mi • Elevation gain: 1,207 ft • Maximum elevation: 7,638 ft

Mount Tallac Trail in Desolation Wilderness

United States > California > El Dorado County

The Mount Tallac Trail in Desolation Wilderness offers hikers breathtaking vistas of Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe, with the Floating Island Lake and Cathedral Lake gracing the path. As the ascent continues, the trail meanders through alpine meadows adorned with wildflowers, leading to rugged granite ridges.…

Distance: 9.8 mi • Elevation gain: 3,261 ft • Maximum elevation: 9,711 ft