Sauk Mountain — Monday, Jun. 23, 2025

Got to the trailhead around 6am and was the only person there. The road up is actually in really good condition with few potholes up until the last quarter mile or so to the trailhead. There are spots to park prior to that if you don't have a high clearance vehicle. The switchbacks gain elevation steadily and I imagine on a clear day you'd have amazing views the whole way up. Even though it was foggy and visibility was poor it was still a beautiful hike through all of the wildflowers. Once you reach the top of the switchbacks you start to hit some snow fields. I made it to the summit although in hindsight it was not very safe and I probably should have turned around once I hit the snow. There were a few short sketchy sections in particular along the ridge on the way to the top. The path through those sections was narrow and the snow had partially melted around the trail and some large rocks forming bridges. I tried to avoid one of these sections on the way down by walking along the gravel above it (bad idea, its a lot steeper than it appears in the pics) and ended up slipping since the gravel gave way underneath me, which could have been very very bad if I was closer to the edge. Just need to be very very careful or ideally wait a few more weeks for it to melt out.