Last year on a late season trip in June my friend Matt and I discovered the perfect pond for skimming. The pond sits just below of the crest of the Crystal Range in Desolation Wilderness, CA near Lake Tahoe. We had a really fun time so this year we knew we had to go back to session it more. Here’s some pics.

Hiking up the granite with a full load

Along the way we pass some of the many lakes in the basin

Camp

The next morning we set out to find the pond now dubbed “the crystal pond”, lots of snowmelt along the way

As we gained elevation we were greeted with nice views of Lake Aloha

Soon we were at the pond, time to guinea it

No prob

After a few runs it was time to get down to business and skim the pond lengthwise

Booya kasha

After a few more runs it was time to sample the holy water and head back to camp

We got back to camp in the nick of time right before the thunderstorms started dumping on us

The next morning we awoke to blue skies and had some breakfast before heading back to civilization

Drying our gear

Cheers to a fun trip!

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