I did not see any people on the way to the summit and there was only 1 person on
top when I arrived. I guess the CA
schools going back before Labor Day have removed a lot of the visitor
population. It was wonderfully quiet and peaceful.
After hiking a relatively gradual up and down for 2.5 miles you reach the
meadow and get a good view of your destination
It's another 2.3 miles and just under 2000 vertical feet to the summit of Mt.
Rose from this spot.
At the summit you get this view of Lake Tahoe.
And here's another view of Tahoe from the summit
Looking across the valley toward the east face of Tamarack Peak
Looking east at the desert and Reno
View of the east shore and the mountains (Freel's Peak, Job's Peak, Job's
Sister)
at the south end of Lake Tahoe. The large mountain on the far right is
Mt. Tallac on the SW end of the lake above Emerald Bay
Panorama looking west from the summit of Mt. Rose