Crystal clear skies prompted me to bag Dirty Harry's Peak. Patchy snow begins above 2000 feet and some ice. Pass Dirty Harry's Balcony junction (marked by a cairn) and head west uphill. About 3200 feet, a rock slide blocks the way, but you can easily climb/work your way around it.
After the rock slide, in a few minutes you will note a road cut on your left. The old road forks here...real easy to miss (I kept straight and soon the way becomes flooded with water and is over-grown). Take the left fork and head uphill to a large talus area at a switchback. Keep left at all junctions.
At about 3800 feet, snow becomes more continuous and there is lot of deer sign and some elk sign as well. Snow was maybe about 2 feet deep up on top, but you don't need snow shoes yet. Nice views of Granite Lakes below and surrounding mountains. Oh, I saw some Cougar tracks just before the summit...not surprising given the amount of deer and elk sign in the area.
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