It’s a private camp but the road along the shoreline is open to the public. Near the bottom of the road, we notice a sign pointing to Stanford Sierra Camp, so we cross the creek over to the campground. We turnaround and head back down towards Fallen Leaf Lake, be careful on the descent, the road conditions are pretty bad with patches of gravel. The short climb up here is well worth the effort-the views of the surrounding mountains and creek are amazing! Many day hikers take the Glen Alpine Trailhead for the 2 mile hike out to Glen Alpine Falls. The road goes for a mile up to Glen Alpine Creek and Lily Lake. It’s a much narrower section of road with very poor pavement! We stop at a overlook area with fantastic views of a small waterfall and chiseled rocky cliffs. Once you pass the marina and lodge area, the road continues upwards to Glen Alpine Rd. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous! The water is so very blue and crystal clear! The lake will come into view as you ride through the beautiful section of private homes nestled among the trees and along the shoreline. This narrow single lane road will take you through an open meadow with towering pines, firs and aspens. At the Y, go left to stay on Fallen Leaf Rd. We exit the motel and head west on Hwy 89 for 2 miles and turn left onto Fallen Leaf Rd you can’t miss it, there is a huge brown sign right before the turn.
Today’s plan is to do a short leisurely ride out to Fallen Leaf Lake which is located about one mile south of Lake Tahoe. The big bear was not the only one up there-there were also two baby bears hanging along the limbs of the tree! Best to leave them alone and let them go about their way! It was last seen slowly walking down the street and later climbed up a tree. Apparently a bear rummaged through a dumpster and fell asleep across the street. There is some morning excitement amongst the guests at the Pine Cone Motel-there is a bear sighting! Earlier on, we heard some banging and clanking going on behind the motel and soon hear dogs barking.
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