Winter is here!
Arrived at the trailhead close to 9am and we were the first ones there. We didn't run into anyone until we were almost back to the parking lot so the solitude was nice. Road to the trailhead has potholes here and there but didn't have much trouble getting through in an SUV.
Just a little bit of snow covered on the trail after the 1st mile. Shortly after we were walking on 1-2 inches of snow... then soon after it was consistently 3-5 inches and the snow on the trees had weighed the branches down so much that we had to crawl super low to the ground to get through. Snow was untouched so we established steps as we went. We made it about 3.3 miles in and decided turned around as our dog was struggling quite a bit with how wet and cold her paws were. We did get some views though! Will definitely be back again to summit.
We had microspikes and gaiters in our packs but didn't use them since we turned around early. Waterproof boots is a must. Bring additional layers/gloves/hats- it gets cold when you're consistently walking on snow.
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