Reached the trailhead at noon, after a short warm-up hike to Dock Butte. 10+ cars in the (large) parking lot. No issues with the trail, but microspikes were very useful on the steep, hard-packed snow above the Cathedral Camp junction. Followed tracks up the north side of the ridge from the last flat area below the lookout ("no camping"); the summer trail would have been easier. The final section to the lookout was dry. Lots of freeze-dried blueberries in the meadows. Encountered fewer people than expected (from the number of cars in the parking lot).
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