07/27/2022 - 8/14/2022: Lake Tahoe, CA, U.S.A.

Until we stepped onto the Tahoe Rim Trail, every backcountry hiking trip we’d taken only lasted a few days. Most of those trips were conveniently lined with chalets or huts that provided bunks and stoves to cook on. We’d never planned a true thru-hike where we had to depend on our own gear and food planning for more than a few days.