It was a perfect day for hiking, which is pretty much the case any day if it's not raining. The rout to the top of Vesper is snow free all the way to the top. This trail requires a lot of stepping up and down much like stairs, so if you have issues with those kind of conditions, consider yourself warned.
My Garmin watch said 8.2 miles, but I lost satellite connection a couple times so I think it's closer to 9 miles with a total of 5260' of elev gain. Peak elevation approx 6200'. The views are spectacular up there, so if you have the chance to go I would go now before any snow comes.
There is plenty of water along the way and one potentially difficult creek crossing (for some people). I sat down and scooted across the make-shift bridge....it seemed a little slippery and wobbly. If you fell in you would just get wet and probably not get hurt since it's low flow this time of year.
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