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15 miles of hiking • 4500' elevation gain •

Great trip up to McNeil Point, taking off from the Top Spur trailhead. When we left the TH, there were already about 30 cars parked there, but somehow (because we chose the Climber's Scramble route?), we were the first to the shelter and the gorgeous lunch spot at 7000' above. After lunch, we moseyed down towards the shelter, and then cut north for a loop through Cairn Basin and Eden Park. This went through several arms of the 2011 Dollar Lake fire damaged area, and much of the now-dead forest was carpeted in an explosion of avalanche lilies! Amazing... Great loop! Massive return for the energy invested.

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daniela makowski
July 17, 2013

awesome! wow snow is alraedy melted off?! we went last year this time and still lots of snow

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Karl
July 17, 2013

Yep! Smooth sailing up there! I think about 3-4' have melted in just the last two weeks. A few semi-steep patches, but the boot tracks were generally deep, so no threat of serious slippage. :-)