Heliotrope Ridge — Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2024

it had rained overnight. parking lot was 2/3rd full by 10am. trail climbs fairly easily the whole way. the difficult stream crossings are all almost at the end. the 2nd one was dicey, one of our party balked and remained behind.

We also took the extension up to Hogsback camp. very steep but nice views. On the way back we tried the "Creek crossing bypass trail" from the top, but there was almost no trail. steep and basically in the stream. given how wet it was we abandoned the attempt and went back to the ridge trail.