I did a solo trip to Fortune Mtn via Headlight Basin today. I've been to Fortune via Esmerelda and via Girl Scout Lake in the past and I think the Headlight route is the best. Solid rock most of the way and only class 2 scrambling. Head up at the trail highpoint just beyond Headlight basin.
The larches are in various stages of fall color now. Some tree still have a fair amount of lime green, others are past prime and beginning to lose their needles. Most are somewhere in between. I think it will still be nice for several days.
The weather was mostly cloudy and breezy. The Top of Stuart was in the clouds all day.
There were still a few spots left in the parking lot when I arrived at 8:15.
RT 9.5 mi and 3250 ft.
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