The views you get driving around this lake are incomparable. The one big problem is on the weekends people come from every direction. Every available spot along the road has a car parked on it.
We took a short 2.4 mile hike around an alpine lake before we left for the train. right now we are stopped for a crew change in Winamucka NV. This hour and a half delay is added on to our 30 minute delay in leaving Reno.