Mount Rose — Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2014

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

I think this is the BEST time of year to do Mount Rose! 4 minutes of video highlights: http://youtu.be/1_jo3Q71VP4 The normally dry creeks are full of cascading pools, waterfalls. New green is everywhere along the first couple miles. The little yellow 'violets' are everywhere. Once you reach the snow, as long as you have spikes or crampons, the steeper part (turn left not right) of the summit loop is a lot of fun, more of a Class 2 scramble than a hike. Although forecasted for no precipitation, a lot of snow dumped on me the last half mile. Luckily, it cleared enough to get some panoramas from the top.