10-day trek in the Desolation Wilderness. Took the boat ride on Echo Lake to the PCT at Upper Echo Lake, then hiked to Lake Aloha. Hiked over Mosquito Pass and camped at China Flat next to a Beaver Dam on the Rubicon River. Hiked up to Middle Velma Lake. Hiked to Rubicon Lake via Phipps Pass on the Tahoe-Yosemite Trail. Spent a fun day climbing Jakes Peak at 9187 feet. Hiked back to Middle Velma Lake. Hiked to Dicks Lake on the PCT / TRT. Climbed over Dicks Pass on the PCT and stayed at Susie Lake. Hiked back to Lake Aloha on the PCT and spent the night at Lake Margery. Hiked out to Upper Echo Lake and took the boat back to the Echo Lake Trailhead.