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A cyclist may either take in the views on the Tahoe Rim Trail billed as “15 miles of awesome riding” or opt to drop down to Highway 28 on a three-mile ride for a cold drink and comfortable van ride the sign read: “You make the call.” The one at the intersection of the Flume Trail and Tunnel Creek offers an enticement to take the latter. It can make even the most daring rider a little cautious. Grooves in the gravel and sand on the side of the path show evidence that others have toyed with danger on the Flume. The Flume Trail attracts all ages and riding abilities. So excited about the trip, he had to park his bicycle on the side of the road and sit on a rock for his father and friends to catch up. “My dad thought I was ready for it,” the 11-year-old boy said, adding that his father rides the Flume every year. “They just came from Northstar, so this is a piece of cake,” Wong said of the North Shore mountain bike park.įor Ryan Wahl of Truckee, his first trip on the Flume Trail doubled as a rite of passage. In turn, Wong snickered when asked if he warned the other two men of the advanced nature of the trail. Lim, Rudy Halim and Justin Juswandi talked their buddy Collin Wong into returning to the Flume Trail. Ahh, success – they had proof of their journey. William Lim ran to his friends, counting one, two, three after pressing the button. To chronicle their trip on the trail, they scrambled to set up the self-timer on the camera. The colors are expected to last for the next two weeks.įour Fremont men hopped off their bikes to gawk at the fall colors at Marlette Lake. Splashes of yellow, orange and red line the road and the hillsides leading up the ridge to the lake.
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The incline is longer and steeper than it looks, with many riders getting off their bikes to either catch their breath or get a long look at the foliage this time of year. The Flume Trail starts at Marlette Lake at 7,823 feet, but the access to it begins at the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park off Highway 28 via North Canyon Road.