Arrived 7:30 AM there were already 20+ cars in the lot. I thought about taking micro spikes with me but decided to leave them in the trunk (bad idea).
Reached the first, more popular ledge after an hour. Then I proceeded to the west, continuing onto East Peak.
Starting at 2900 ft the trail was mostly covered in snow, albeit rather compacted. Half way through I realized I was ill-prepared but decided to hit the top anyways. Oh well… I did it, though with quite a bit of slips and tumbles. My worn-out boots didn’t help either.
Once I left the upper ledge it was pretty much in solitary. I saw two other through hikers on return, before hitting the crowd again on my way down to the lot.
Car-to-car 4+ hours with ample time to take photos.
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