Our third hike near Truckee: Five Lakes Creek Trail. Steep, dusty, hot ascent, then cool, shady, and relatively flat, with one beautiful lake after another.
What makes zigzags on tree trunks?
Lake 1:
We saw hundreds of dragonflies zipping over the lake in formation, as well as lots of damselflies. This one stayed put long enough for me to photograph it:
Lake 1 continued:
What's this bug?
Lake 3 was the most idyllic. Ducks, dragonflies, wildflowers, shady--excellent for snoozing. (Did you notice no Lake 2? It was nothing to write home about.)
Damselfly:
Lake 4:
Lake 5:
Heading back down...
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