There was rain forecast on the west side so we pivoted to the teanaway and had good partly cloudy weather after a late start. Not many trip reports so wanted to convey that despite the low snow year, it’s still pretty much all snow from about 5000 feet (about a mile into the trail). Firm enough to travel without much trouble until the late afternoon where we had some post holes to deal with. One steep stream crossing after the junction was a little hairy, with the dirt below the snowfield totally saturated and slippery. Otherwise pretty steady and comfortable travel with poles. Didn’t pull out our spikes. And we stopped at the pass as the weather started to look a little dodgier.
a beautiful day out there and the first yellow lilies were out there trembling in the wind.
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