Arrived at the trailhead at 8am today (Sunday) with lots of spots available, and when we returned around 12:30 there were still lots of spots. Had tried to get there early since we were worried the parking lot would fill up but either because of the shuttle or the permit system or maybe the poor weather, I doubt anyone had issues parking today.
This was a hard hike!! Haven't actually done a hike in a few months so that probably didn't help, but the first mile is ROUGH. Did the "difficult" trail (as opposed to the "more difficult" trail) and it got a lot less steep after the signage. Would recommend doing the difficult trail because there's a really nice viewpoint that was the only view we got the entire way, and it's only .2 miles longer.
Cloudy day - no view at the top and extremely windy. The wildflowers are out in full force and SO nice. I wasn't sure there would be as many as the prior trail reports led me to believe but there ARE!
Getting weekend permits was hard - they sold out in about 1 minute, but it looks like anyone can take the shuttle with no prior reservation.
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