7 miles of hiking • 2500' elevation gain • 1 night
I got up to the Sno Park late...about 9p because I missed the turnoff for it. I didn't feel like pitching a tent or even sleeping in the bed of my truck so I got all of my gear set up and ready to go for an early morning start. It was remarkably warm up there and I found myself way too warm in my sleeping bag in the cab of my truck. I got a solid 6 hours or so of sleep and woke up with time to make a quick breakfast, make sure my pack was all set and head out with my group.
We started at 4a, and had our first long break at Chocolate Falls. We took our photos in our dresses and fancy hats before continuing up. Lots of people were out and about and everyone was in a great mood, even though it looked like the weather was not going to cooperate. We made it to the 4800' mark, then went a wee bit further before the wind picked up and it started pissing down rain. At that point, the visibility at the top was looking iffy and it was starting to look iffy down below too. We decided to call it a day and head back down.
I'm a little disappointed the weather didn't cooperate, but I still had a great time and hope to get up there again this year. Preferably when there aren't rangers checking for permits. :)
