After 2 days indoors in meetings, I couldn?t wait to get out. A dozen cars sat in the parking lot when I pulled in at 9 am. Most of the route is snow ? beginning about 1,000 feet above the trailhead. The snow is ideal for walking/climbing: glad I had poles and didn?t regret forgetting my axe. Above treeline were strong gusty winds. Otherwise it was an ideally temperate, beautiful day for a bit of a workout.. Although there were many footprints and no obvious trail to follow, it didn?t matter. Sticking to the west side of the first gully and climbing straight up through the trees, I exited on slopes that lead directly to the summit.
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