Fourth of July in Tahoe

July 3

Late-afternoon light on a forest trail among granite boulders

Red snow plant emerging from the forest floor

Red wildflowers beneath a fallen tree and granite slab

Pine tree rising above a steep granite face

Open granite and a sparse high-country forest

Hiker carrying a crash pad through the forest

Crash pad resting among granite boulders beneath a blue sky

Hiker carrying a crash pad across a granite slab

Climber standing atop a granite dome beneath the afternoon sun

Wide view across Tahoe

Panorama across granite domes and the high-country forest

Forest view framed by two granite boulders

Sunlit forested ridge above weathered granite

Fourth of July campsite dinner beside the car

Climber resting beneath a granite boulder among the pines

Fourth of July socks and climbing shoes beneath the boulders