Cathedral Rock — Sunday, Jun. 30, 2019

Forest Road 4330 is very rough, particularly the first 4-5 miles. One relatively deep water crossing requires high clearance&4-wheel vehicles. Lupins, paintbrush and columbine flowers all along the 12.3-mile ride made it somewhat bearable. The trail up is steep but also allows stretches of level hiking, although some with mud&stream diversions. Lush meadows were occupied by many campers and picnickers. Although around 5500 ft level thunder and slight drizzle became a concern causing us to return quarter mile short of the actual pass. Overall, it's a good conditioning day hike but the views are only beyond 5500 ft. level.