Dirty Harry's Peak — Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2024

A late start, 4:30pm, and small off trail segment meant that I finished the hike in the dark.  My off-trail segment started as I was following a wet part of the trail over rocks and missed a switchback into the woods, this added an extra half mile to my trip.  Make sure you look out for the switchback, if you start to see a large talus field then you've went to far.  After getting back on trail, you'll soon encounter a bunch of water going over the trail, this will require a bit of rock-hopping to cross, another place to be  careful--see picture.  After crossing the water you'll start to encounter snow which becomes increasingly deep as you get towards the top.  The warm weather over the last few days has compressed the snow so I was able to walk on top of most of it with only a few postholes.  The snow was a bit slushy so heading back downhill was a bit slippery with a combination of walking and sliding through the snow.  The trail does take quite awhile to complete, so make sure you have a headlamp if you start late in the afternoon.  My late start meant that I was able to see an amazing sunset through the trees.  Happy Hiking.