Not far away is Round Meadow, locally known as Bear-Trap Meadow, for one may still find there an old bear-trap that hunters were wont to use thirty or forty years ago.

In this meadow is the cabin of the Forest Ranger, which we shall see on the return trip.
Looking now over Lake Tahoe to the western horizon we see, over Tahoe Tavern, and a little west of north, Needle Peak (8920 feet), to the right of which is Lyon Peak (about 9000 feet).

A trifle to the south of Needle Peak is Granite Chief, followed by Squaw Peak (8960 feet), Ward Peak (8665 feet), and Twin Peak (8924 feet) the one to the right having the appearance of a buffalo feeding.
While these peaks appear in a line, and as if belonging to the same range, a glimpse at the map will reveal that they are some miles apart.
As we look further south, across the head of Ward and Blackwood Creek Canyons, the mountains do not seem so high, though we discern Barker Peak (over 8000 feet).
Still further southward is Ellis Peak (8700 feet) apparently well timbered.

It was named after Jock Ellis, who, on the further side, had a dairy ranch for a while.

But when he found the cream would not rise in the colder periods of the year, he gave up his dairy, and went to raising sheep.