We awoke to another beautiful day in the Sierras:

After homeschool, we drove to Tom’s Place, CA and then up to the trailhead for the Little Lakes hike.  I should have checked the trailhead elevation before heading out, as it was a chilly 54 at over 10,000 feet at the trailhead, quite a bit colder than the low 70s down at 7,200 feet where the RV is parked.  We were therefore a bit underdressed, but we did out best to solve the problem by hiking fast:

We were soon rewarded with amazing views:

We soon found some snow to play on:

We approached the first of many lakes:

The snow was deep in spots:

More lakes:

We finally reached Long Lake, and decided to turn around as the trail ahead was completely snowed in:

More great views on the way down:

And another visit to the snow hill:

What a great hike! Tomorrow we head North towards Reno.