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This article is from the Outdoor
Activities for Young Children FAQ, by Gloria Logan
glogan@atk.com with numerous contributions by others.
16 BACKPACKING: TAHOE AREA: Emigrant Wilderness
We recently went to the Emigrant Wilderness. Took Corey at 10.5
months. We went out of Crabtree Camp, up past Camp Lake to Bear Lake.
This is past Sonora, up towards Sonora Pass. Surprisingly alpine
terrain at only ~8000 ft. Very nice. Cross country day hike was
exciting (some climbing, some snow fields), though a bit scary at times
knowing that a minor slip could damage the kid on one's back.
We managed okay with four adults to carry stuff for a 3-day trip. It
would have been a real slog with just two of us.
Really nice area. I went swimming in Camp Lake on the way out. It
wasn't overly cold. Corey enjoyed it (mostly). Quite a few kids on
the trail, some dogs (with packs), many fisherman.
A good 3.5 hour drive from Cupertino. Maybe more, depending.
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