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| Hiking | 17.50 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 17.50 Miles | 8 Hrs 44 Mns | | 2.00 mph |
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| partners | | wow... that was an interesting day. You know, when the guide books say that winter snow conditions can exist through the end of May up on this peak it might be a great idea to take heed. And, when they additionally note that snowshoes or skis are needed to traverse the snow covered trails... well, they might well be onto something.
I initially was happy to have un-winter like weather, and just plowed ahead on up the trail... and encountered snow within the first mile and steadily on up until breaking out of the tree line above 11,000'. From there it could often be avoided, but if encountered managed to provide many interesting crash throughs, chest deep... with an occasional section that was just all that for many yards... 20's of many yards.
A trail that should have been trekked up in around 3+ hours ended up taking nearly 5. And, the two hour pleasant stroll back down was transformed into over 3 hours of hard effort. The snow did provide a dramatic extra bit of exercise that would otherwise have been missing.
It also forced us off the trail for extra elevation gain... and helped us lose the trail for a bit of extra mileage and elevation... so, I can not really be too critical of that extra augmenting factor: snow.
Suggestion: if the trail is snow covered... take some proper footwear (snow shoes? skis? Neos overshoes?) and poles, and other reasonable high country gear.
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