9 miles of hiking • 2000' elevation gain •
After a few Mountain Bike trips it was back to hiking the trail today. Complete solitude and awesome views were the story of the day along with the gentle graded climb. We went south on the PCT about 3.5 miles then looped back up to 3CR on the logging roads (with one small bushwhack due to a missed cutoff) which offered MUCH better views than the forested trail. There is, however, an awesome rocky outcropping viewpoint about 1 mile from the start of the trail on the left and the the Avalanche Lilies were out in huge amounts, more than I have ever seen, there was no wind and the sun even came out full force for the trip back to the car. Just another beautiful day!
