There are few feelings that beat those that come at the end of a long backpacking trip when you get a chance to sit down, draw a deep breath, take off your boots and just enjoy the scenery. That’s how Patricia Lopez, 56, felt when she completed the 165-mile loop around Lake Tahoe in August along with the nine other Tahoe Rim Trail Association Thru-Hike participants. “It was great. I was happy. I thought ‘Thank God, I can sleep in a bed, I don’t have to hike today,’” Lopez said. The seasonal Tahoe City resident had hiked portions of the …