I have been keeping an eye on the Wildcat fire, so I decided to go see what I could see. Not much, cloudy day. I arrived at the trailhead at 7:30 a.m. to a ghost town, maybe three cars in the lot. Great day for an adventure, cold, windy, and misty, with lots of moving clouds. I had no agenda for the day, so I followed game trails to the base of Deadwood Peak, then along the ridgeline to Yakima Peak. Glorious!
Found myself in some amazing, interesting places. Lots of steeps, plenty of wet underbrush and some fun route navigation. Plenty of signs of wildlife, but everyone must have found a warm, dry spot this morning.
The parking lot was still empty by noon, but there was a steady stream of cars coming up the 410. Watch those people who are insistant on unsafe passing.
Be safe people.
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