California · 172 HiiKER Hikes
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Alpine County, California packs the High Sierra into a quieter corner of the state, where Carson Pass opens to Winnemucca Lake and Frog Lake, Caples Lake leads toward Lake Margaret, and Grover Hot Springs gives way to Burnside Lake. From the East Carson River country to the volcanic ridges above Ebbetts Pass and the small mountain town of Markleeville, the terrain feels big, bright, and unmistakably Sierra.