I did not know that! The book I have is about 5 years old, so it seems somethings may be out of date... What if we instead hike the Y bar to the Divide, and then up to the Saddle Trail? Is this good or should we just cut across the Barnhardt from the Divide and be done with it?

I appreciate the help all. To you Winnie: We are going clockwise, starting with the Y Bar, connecting to the Divide, hiking up to Rock creek, and finally down to the half moon trail. It seems like the way to go (this has been given a nice hike in a book we have). As for water, I think we'll pack for...

Another addition: Does anyone know if any of the streams around Barnhardt and Y Bar have water in them? We are trying to decide if we should pack in all our water or pack in some and hope on the streams. Any help would be awesome!

My wife and I are looking into a overnight backpack hike at the Barnhardt trail on Memorial Day weekend. I was wondering your opinions on this hike this time of year. We are pretty avid hikers and hike a bit but this will be our first overnight. We plan on taking our dog and have him stay with us. A...