PCT 2018 Day 52, June 13, Wednesday.
Start campsites at mile 1073.2, go to 1090.6, accept a ride to South Lake Tahoe, resupply and eat a meal, get a ride back up
End mile 1091 5, tent-sized flat spot
Miles walked: 18.3
Climbing over the Elephant’s Back meant traversing more snow fields early in the morning. 
Tootsie Roll passes, planning on getting to South Lake Tahoe today. 
Other hikers I met are headed to the same place. I only just resupplied 3 or 4 days ago, so I do not feel the need for a hostel stay yet, but I do need a grocery for 5 days of food. Assuming I get to the road to get to town early enough that I can get back before dark and camp. For a while the way is along high meadow, flat os gently descending. 
In the distance I can just see Lake Tahoe, I think. 
Then snow and more snow. You must be tired of snow photos by now. 
The climb down to Echo Summit has plenty of snow, but also cool lichen-accented mountain-side. 
I meet FlipFlop, Enigma, and one other on the way down. I do get to town, get groceries at Raleys (free wifi) and make meals, then have breakfast food at Dennys (free wifi), take the bus back to the “Y’ intersection, and return to the trail, all in just a few short hours.
More rock outcroppings 
Lowlands are in the distance. For many days only mountains, no lowlands have been visible.
We see many lakes in late afternoon, sort of a lake district.
Snow finally reappears and stays the rest of the day.
I see Tootsie Roll and one of the couples from yesterday, but not the other.
At the end of the day, approaching Ebbetts Pass, are many switchbacks, rock formations, and steep ravines.
Two couples and one lone hiker were seen several times today as we kept passing each other.