Tomyhoi Peak

Day-hiked the Yellow Aster Butte trail up to the summit spire of Tomyhoi Peak. This was my first time on the this trail I found it pretty spectacular.

The initial hike up open slopes are quite brushy. Past there conditions are near perfect the rest of the way.

There were a few groups on the trail but it appeared that most of them stopped before even reaching the basin below Yellow Aster Butte. The views are already pretty good from here so I can understand why.

However, this trail just gets better and better as you go and I recommend taking a full day to make it all the way to the top. It's a walk-up all the way to the final summit spire. That's about a 1-pitch rock climb that wouldn't offer any better views if you climbed it.

Some lingering snow patches along the way but nothing to worry about. It just means water is still available.

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