The weather was a bit warmer than we expected for this time of year, so we took it a bit slow going up. Recommend taking plenty of water or a filter kit. We hit a couple of muddy spots and quickly learned to use our poles to probe a bit before stepping into ankle deep mud. There were some bugs, but not bothersome. The two water crossings we encountered were easily crossed.
There were a couple of spots where the trail was not immediately obvious, but we managed to keep heading in the right direction until we starting hitting snow patches. Upon encountering a large-ish snow field about halfway up, we turned back, as we couldn't identify where the trail was on the other side.
This hike reminds me somewhat of Heliotrope Ridge trail, though the views on Heliotrope Ridge are much grander in scale, IMO. We'll likely return here in late Autumn when it's cooler and snow free to see what we missed at the end.
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