Every once in a while, we get a summer day in March, with fluffy snow and views to forever and a great group of grumps to boot. We started at the Snopark at Salmon La Sac. Before leaving the car, our illustrious Trailcat noticed he left his snowshoes in the garage. C'est la vie. Not long after, our illustrious team of professional trackers lost the trail in the snow and managed to head up the wrong drainage.
But after a half hour of corrected orientation, we found ourselves in the clearcut where the trail is located. It climbs gradually, then traverses for about 85 miles (give or take 84 miles) until it breaks out to glorious views ranging from Mt Adams to Glacier Peak, with nearly the entire Alpine Lakes peaks arranged in between.
We took advantage of steps stomped in the snow and struggled to the summit. There we met the legs of iron that plowed the trail. Thanking them profusely, then enjoying views of Mt Stuart and environs, we finally turned back. Descending is so sweet! Traversing ain't. But we managed to get back to Salmon La Sac as darkness reigned.
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