Hex Mountain — Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

NOTE:  At the usual access point, a recently installed Private Property Gate and Sign clearly proclaimed no trespassing!  We had read about this on NW hikers so had our Plan B ready.  We drove up FS road 4305 to 2500' and parked the car at a wide spot off the road.  We walked the gated road, then adventured cross country in the ankle deep snow, crossing Davis Creek, and continuing to diagonal until we met the Hex Mountain road - approximately 1 mile from car to road. From there it was straight-forward from road to trail to summit and back. 

We carried snowshoes but did not use them.  One of us used microspikes on the way down and one did fine without.  Spectacular day with cloud level at 3500 and beautiful crystals covering all.  

Sadly, as soon as more snow falls, it will be problematic finding parking and access to this popular snowshoe destination.  We wondered yet again how private property owners can suddenly block off access to such special places.