Beautiful sunny day! A friend and I hiked about 3.5 miles into the Middle Fork trail, then turned around and hiked Garfield Ledges after.
The Middle Fork parking lot is mostly snow free, with some build up along the edges. The trail had patches of snow, packed down and generally easy to cross, as well as some fallen trees that could mostly be ducked under (1 big one past the 3 mile point that had to be climbed over and was a bit more difficult). My friend and I did it all in hiking boots, though it was getting a bit trickier with more snow on the ground near where we turned around.
Continuing on to Garfield Ledges, the road just before and after the bridge has some VERY big potholes - go slow and wait for cars to pass if needed. We were fine in a sedan but took our time. The Garfield Ledges trail is mostly snow free; there’s one slightly icy/snowy section near the top that we still were able to do with just boots, but poles would be helpful. The view at the top was gorgeous!!
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