Five Lakes

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...