The road is basically a very long ice rink. Solid ice! I parked by the ranger hole trail area and hiked in, since I drive a lame car and don't have chains. I started at 10:30 and didn't get to the trailhead until 11:45... I average about 25 min/mile so I guesstimate I went about 3 miles before I even got to the trailhead. I fell on my butt 4 times and slipped a number of other times... I'd recommend traction devices or a pillow secured around the buttocks. The trail itself is pretty slippery at the beginning and ending, but much easier than the road. Falls are gorgeous! I was the only hiker out there (I saw two cars brave the road) so I had the entire place to myself. Not a bad way to spend a Thursday but please come better prepared than I did.
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