Early season on less popular trails = zero people.
Bee Gulch, and the Bear Valley area as a whole, are hidden gems of the Sierra Nevada.
Only 30ish miles as the crow flies South of Lake Tahoe, but hours away by car. Bee Gulch starts with steep marble surfing at 8,400' through massive fields of Mule Ears and then drops into the forest for some raw, janky granite boulder tech. Early season means some big trees down and lots of debris in some sections, but they just add to the puzzle-solving fun.
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/bee-gulch-trail/
by OG-MTB