8.1 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •
Another great day on the trail in Trapper Creek Wilderness! We originally were going to make a loop of the Trapper Creek trail and Observation Peak trail but changed our minds. We ended up heading for Observation Peak with the knowledge we wouldn't make it since we got another late start. The winds during the drive in the Gorge were brutal, but there was minimal wind on the trail. We bumped into a gentleman that mentioned some scat on the trail belonging to a Mountain Lion! I'm not an expert but for some reason wasn't terribly concerned. We met another three hikers on the trail, that didn't make it to Observation Peak, but mentioned a small layer of snow on the ground at the Sunshine Trail intersection. The temperature stayed in the mid-30's the entire hike, which was exhilarating! A really fun day and we were greeted by a beautiful sunset in the gorge on the way home!
