Carne Mountain — Friday, Oct. 6, 2023

Road was already lined with ~20 cars when we arrived around 10:30am. The road is awful, mostly for how long it is. There are questionable parts that are not recommended if your car doesn't have some type of clearance.

Hike is brutal. Felt never-ending and had me wishing I was on the pleasant Spider Meadows trail below instead. We were expecting low-mid 60s weather (perfect hiking weather imo) but it was mid-70s, and it was torture. It was mostly exposed, and it's a completely dry trail.

Larches are incredible, so many concentrated in an area. Had put this hike off for 3 years, and I'm glad I finally did it. Will never do it again.