Vesper Peak — Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024

Need to try this one again….on a clear sunny day!! We thought the week + of rain was thoroughly done with nothing in the forecast after very early am showers. Sadly you can never tell in the mountains!! We had a few sprinkles initially but mostly just overcast with wet brush. First two miles generally enjoyable although creek crossings required some caution and we definitely had to do some trail finding even early on. The boulder fields were much easier to manage than we expected with some route finding but the rain had started and after a long slog up with unrelenting rain, we turned back before the pass. The whole way down was wet and increasingly muddy. On the plus side, there were plentiful but slightly unripe blueberries and the access road was pretty decent with just a few major pot holes..