On 7/8/2024 we took an early hike to Fremont Lookout to see the sunrise and beat the heat. We arrived at the parking lot at 3:10am and headed out. The restrooms were is rough shape and badly needed cleaning. Few people were on the trails except for a few sleep-deprived photographers.
Sourdough Ridge Trail was in great shape and only a few easy-to-cross snow banks remained. About an hour later we arrived at the lookout and joined two other people. Once the sun rose we returned and took a short out/back detour onto the Wonderland down into Berkeley Park. We love that area and the flowers were beautiful.
Back at the Fremont / Wonderland junction the plan was to take the Wonderland Tr back to the Sunrise VC via Shadow Lake, However, almost immediately there was a very steep snow-bank with little run-out that we decided not to risk and returned via the Sourdough Tr..
We also hiked down to the Silver Forest trail and Emmons Glacier View.
The bugs were not a problem and the weather was warming quickly.
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